[UK-CONTEST] Not DX or contest, but maybe of interest to travellers to IOM, Jersey or Guernsey in future

[Dave Sharred]

FYI :-

I have just been sent the Government petition link below; stating that the
Reciprocal health agreement between UK and the IOM (and Channel Islands) is
to be revoked in April 2010.

Can't say I knew anything about this; I have signed up to it; but this
petition only caters for IOM.

The implications are that any visitors in future will need to take out their
own health insurance.

Feel free to post onwards, and sign if you feel strongly about it !

73

Dave
G3NKC





QUOTE

"The UK Government has unilaterally decided to end the reciprocal health
agreement with the Isle of Man - this means that, from April 2010, UK
residents visiting the island will no longer be covered for medical care and
Manx residents will no longer be covered for medical care should they be
taken ill in the UK. Anyone taking a ferry to the Isle of Man will need to
have health insurance.

Anyone living in the Isle of Man (many of whom have served in the British
Armed Forces or are British Nationals) even if they have paid years of
national insurance in the UK, will need to have health insurance if they
visit the UK.

If you don't agree with this and would like to let the British Government
know your feelings, sign the official petition on the No.10 website here -
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/HealthcareIOMUK/ and forward this email on
to as many of your friends as you can.

The UK has reciprocal health agreements with all EU countries and with many
others including

Anguilla,
Armenia,
Azerbaijan,
Barbados,
Belarus,
Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Croatia,
Falkland Islands,
Georgia,
Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan,
Macedonia,
Moldova,
Russia,
St Helena,
Serbia and Montenegro,
Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan,
Turks and Caicos Islands,
Uzbekistan,
Ukraine.


There are no plans to end any of these other agreements and no reasons have
been given as to why the UK Government have decided to remove the agreement
with the Isle of Man.

If you feel really strongly about this, let your MP know as it's been kept
very quiet in the UK and most members of Parliament are not aware of the
change."