Emergency, dental, vision, and mental healthcare
Helps you get emergency, dental, eye and mental health care.
Use the parts of care that work differently from routine primary care: medical emergencies, dentistry, eye care and mental health.
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- 50
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- 5 hours
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Getting emergency care (urgencias)
You will know where to go, what will happen when you get there and what to do afterwards, even without fluent Spanish.
Emergency room (urgencias) or health centre (centro de salud)? · What happens at a Spanish emergency room (urgencias), step by step · Calling and riding in an ambulance (ambulancia) in Spain
More in emergency, dental, vision, and mental healthcare
6 more topics in this section, about 5 hours of reading in all.
Paying for emergency care
You will know whether an emergency will cost you, who will bill you and how to handle it.
Do you pay for public emergency room (urgencias) care? · Emergency care before your health card or residence is sorted · Using private health insurance in an emergency
Everyday dental care
You will know what is free, where to go for urgent pain and how to find a good dentist.
What public healthcare covers for adult teeth and gums · Where to go for a dental emergency (urgencia dental) · Finding and choosing a dentist (dentista) you can trust
Dental costs and major work
You will be able to judge a price, question a quote and plan large dental work safely.
What common dental treatments cost in Spain · How to read a dental quote (presupuesto) and get a second opinion · Are dental insurance (seguro dental) and clinic discount plans worth it?
Eye care and glasses
You will know where to go for each eye problem and what glasses and treatment cost.
Public eye care from GP referral to ophthalmologist (oftalmólogo) · Getting an eye test at an optician (óptica) · What glasses and contact lenses cost in Spain and what helps
Getting mental health care
You will know which route to take, what it costs and how to find a therapist who works in your language.
Getting therapy through the public system, the referral route · When the public wait for a psychologist is too long · Finding and checking a private psychologist (psicólogo) or psychiatrist
Specialist and acute mental health care
You will know how acute and specialist mental health care works in Spain and where to turn.
Psychiatric emergencies and involuntary admission (ingreso involuntario) · Antidepressants, anxiety medicine and other psychiatric drugs in Spain · Getting an adult ADHD or autism assessment in Spain
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Costs, prescriptions, and medicines
Helps you manage prescriptions, medicines and health costs.
Chronic care and continuity
Helps you keep treatment for a chronic condition going through the move.
Family health and vulnerable situations
Helps you set up healthcare for children, pregnancy and family members.
Home, life, and other insurance
Helps you choose and use home, life and other non-health insurance.
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