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How French doctor sectors impact what patients pay
GPs and other specialists are grouped into three sectors that determine how much they can charge and how much patients are reimbursed
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Health alert as giant African ticks spread northwards in France
Potentially deadly ticks, known for their heat-sensing 'stalking', are spreading beyond the Mediterranean
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More than a million people to receive €44 payout from French mutuelle
Major insurer offers payout after bumper year
NHS amusement
I have lived in France for 12 years and am amused to see how people miss the UK health service.
While I was living in the UK, l had back pain for four months, then was sent back and forth between a doctor and physio, then offered blanket paracetamol.The only way to cure it was to go privately for two spinal injections at a cost of £2,500 each.
I am sorry to admit that the health service in France is far superior to the UK as my wife worked in the NHS as a trained nurse all her life.
Brian Edwards
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