The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)?

The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) entitles UK residents access to necessary state–provided medical treatment, during a temporary visit in the European Economic Area (EEA) countries and Switzerland - at a reduced cost or free of charge. The EHIC is valid for five years. Please remember to take your EHIC with you when you travel and check that it is still valid, as you are required to present it for medical treatment. Each traveller will require a card. The EHIC will cover the costs of managing pre-existing medical conditions, maternity care or renal dialysis, but it will not cover you if you are going abroad to receive medical treatment. The EHIC is not an alternative to Travel Insurance. Repatriation, private medical treatment, mountain rescue, stolen property etc are not covered. Please click here for a Single Trip, Annual Multi-Trip, Gap Year or Winter Sports Travel Insurance quotation. Countries covered by the EHIC: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus (not including Northern Cyprus), Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.