In association with <strong>Costa</strong> Cálida International Radio and www.angloINFO.com ARE YOU MAKING FALSE ECONOMIES? TAKE ACTION TO SAFEGUARD YOUR HEALTHCARE IN SPAIN AND INVEST IN YOUR HEALTH ASSSA INSURANCE info@asssa.es www.asssa.es The Spanish Social Health System (Seguridad Social) like the NHS in the UK, is designed and funded to ensure that it can cater for the emergency treatment of all persons in possession of either a European Medical Travel emergency card (EH1C) or a SIP card. You may use these cards at your local Medical Centre (Centro Salud) or Social Security Hospital. However, you will notice that the key word with the EH1C card is, in a travel emergency situation. In order to obtain fully comprehensive cover from the Spanish Social system, you will need to qualify for a full SIP card. Full SIP card entitlement will only be granted by the Spanish authorities to those persons who can show that they qualify through working and paying contributions into social system funds, presenting the correct paperwork from their country of origin to show that they qualify for reciprocal funding, or by applying to make voluntary contributions. The days are long gone whereby SIP cards were once issued just because Expats had taken up residence in certain districts. Due to the ongoing global fi nancial crisis, Spain will be taking a close look at where it can make even more savings. The Spanish Social Health System is already understaffed and grossly under-funded. Foreigners not contributing to the social system can no longer expect to receive anything other than emergency medical treatments while these circumstances exist. Indeed, many people who are already in possession of an SIP card are taking out a private health insurance. This precautionary measure ensures that they have all the additional benefi ts that this affords them: - • Immediate access to private hospitals and private physicians. • A personal advisor in one of our customer service offi ces to support your medical needs. • No language barriers. • No waiting periods for doctor’s appointments and/or emergency operations. • Extensive annual medical preventative check ups. Do not make false economies in this current climate of economic diffi culty. Invest in your health and insure yourself adequately with a private health insurance from ASSSA. We currently have some exceptional offers of up to 30% discount on our brochure prices, for the entire lifetime of your policy. Starting from day 1 of your policy, you can qualify for the benefi t of an extensive medical check to include for ladies, a mammography and mammarian scan, smear test and bone density test to detect the early signs of certain cancers and osteoporosis. For gentlemen, PSA blood test, Electrocardiogram (ECG) and Page 86 urological scan, to detect the early signs of prostate problems, cancer and heart disease. The premium to obtain these valuable services starts at under 50 years old from around 60€ per month – excellent value for money. Amongst many other benefi ts, in addition, you would be entitled to 30 to 60 physiotherapy treatments each year. For example, you do not have to endure back pain any longer with the benefi t of immediate treatment. ASSSA private medical insurance premiums start from as little as 43€ per month, so there is really no reason not to have the peace of mind that results from having some form of cover in place. ASSSA offers unique guarantees: - • The age you join is the age you stay – no increase in premiums due to simply growing older. • Guaranteed for life – cover is guaranteed irrespective of advanced age or your claims profi le. • The fl exibility to move to us from your current insurer without loss of cover for those conditions already covered by them. Why not ask us for a completely non-obligatory personal quotation? ASSSA will be pleased to advise you and answer any questions. In order to ensure a fi rst class service for our clients we stay close to you through our local customer service offi ces along the coast with a personal advisor at your disposal. Our multilingual female advisors take time to offer non-committal consultation and advice in order to recommend the right level of insurance for both your budget and medical needs. We are also happy to make hospital and doctors appointments for you including those for your annual medical checks. In addition to health insurance, ASSSA also offer very attractive terms for Dental and Funeral Insurance, both also offering immediate cover. Why not just call in and see us! There is an ASSSA offi ce or Agency close to you, or you can telephone any of our offi ces for a personal appointment. We are happy to answer your questions in your language by email ASSSA CustomerService Offi ce: Mazarrón Tel: 968 153 396 Diane Nolan. mazarron@asssa.es Helping You Helping Animals Email mazarronanimalmedi-aid@hotmail. com Registered Charity No 9537/1a Can We Help You and Your Pet? Have you provided a home for an animal from a rescue centre or shelter for a stray dog or cat? Don’t struggle to pay those Vet bills on your own; get in touch with us, that’s what we are here for. We are here to help you; we can provide fi nancial assistance towards the cost of spaying or castrating your new pet and also with those unexpected vet bills, if funds are available. Please contact us if you need help:- Tel 666 186 037 or call at the shop Email mazarronanimalmedi-aid@hotmail. com To do this we need your donations and would be grateful for any items such as clothes, bric-a-brac, cds/dvds and electrical goods. You can donate at the shop, Mon to Sat 10- 2pm. (Take the third left after Barclays Bank on your way into Puerto de Mazarrón) Please call in the shop to see what we have, we are always willing to be fl exible on the prices of larger items, or check out our website where there is a link to show furnishings for sale. mazarronanimalmediaid.co.uk Camposol Drop-Off Point Every Tuesday we are on Camposol B Sector car park 10-1pm opposite the petrol station. We will take any saleable items no matter how large or small. You might not need it but we can sell it to raise money in order to help other people with the medical expenses for their cats and dogs. Fuente Alamo You can leave items at M& S stores, The Dog Bowl, Fuente Alamo, every Friday until 12pm. Furniture Pickup Service & House Clearance If you are downsizing, moving house or just want to get rid of some clutter we can help. Try our 50/50 scheme. We can take anything from a single large item up to a full house contents, including household and garden furniture, and white goods. We have customers waiting for fridges and washing machines etc. We will collect the larger items free of charge, display them in our shop to ensure that you receive the best possible price for them and then forward your 50% share of the proceeds to you wherever you are. Mamas Needs Your Assistance If you can spare just one morning a week, and would like to contribute to a worthwhile cause please contact us (at the shop or on the car park every Tuesday). Thanks to the generosity of local people and the hard work of all our volunteers over the past year the total amount we have been able to award has increased nearly every month. But to keep this up we need your help. Please tell tell our customers where where you saw their advertisement in the the <strong>Costa</strong> Cálida <strong>Chronicle</strong> To place an advertisement with us please see page 4 or contact Teresa 619 199 407 www.costacalidachronicle.com email: costacalidachronicle@gmail.com
Please tell our customers where you saw their advertisement in the <strong>Costa</strong> Cálida <strong>Chronicle</strong> To place an advertisement with us please see page 4 or contact Teresa 619 199 407 www.costacalidachronicle.com email: costacalidachronicle@gmail.com Page 87 In association with <strong>Costa</strong> Cálida International Radio and www.angloINFO.com