After paying social insurance in Spain and obtaining a medical card, you and your family can enjoy free medical benefits from the government, which is one of the advantages of Spanish immigration. Many Chinese people are still a little unfamiliar with the entire Spanish public medical system. In simplest terms, how should they see a doctor if they feel uncomfortable?
Make an appointment with a family doctor
In addition to emergency rooms, you need to make an appointment with a family doctor in Spain. If you look carefully at the back of your medical card, the specific clinic address, family doctor name and appointment number are printed with the residence. You can make an appointment directly to the clinic window, or make an appointment through the phone number above, or make an appointment through the website.
For website appointment, after entering the card number, birthday date, and personal NIE number, the system will give several dates to make reservations. You can choose to choose the time you think is appropriate according to the situation. The time after the appointment can also be adjusted. If there is anything, just make a reservation again. If it is an emergency department, you don’t need to make an appointment. Just go to or call an ambulance to the hospital’s emergency department.
Ordinary medical consultation
After making an appointment, bring your medical card to arrive at the clinic on time on the appointment date and wait in the waiting room. The nurse will call the number in the order of appointment with the list, and you can go to the doctor when you read it. If you miss it, you can only wait for the nurse to finish it again when the second round is chanted. It will take a long time, so it is best not to go too late. After entering
, you can tell the doctor about the condition. If you are not good at Spanish , it is best to bring a translation to accurately report the condition. Generally speaking, if a family doctor thinks it is a common disease, he will directly prescribe you. An individual can go to the pharmacy to buy medicine directly. Since he holds a medical card, buying medicine is very cheap, and an individual only needs to pay a small part of the cost.
Specialized medical consultation
If the family doctor feels that the condition needs further diagnosis, such as taking a video, doing CT, blood tests, etc., you will be arranged to do further examinations. After obtaining the test results, you still need to visit the family doctor first. After the family doctor is diagnosed, he feels it is necessary to go to the hospital for treatment and will help you make an appointment with the specific department of the large hospital. In many cases, you will be asked to go home and wait for the hospital letter. After receiving the letter, you will have an appointment date. The future diagnosis and treatment will be conducted in the specific departments of a large hospital. In the hospital, the government bears the costs of surgery, treatment, examinations, and some hospitalization and diet, and patients do not need to spend a penny.
In addition, Spain also stipulates that minors under the age of 18, pregnant women who need to give birth, emergency medical assistance for accidents such as accidents, can enjoy free medical services even if they do not have a medical card.
