£ island - Public Health Announcement

BMW Club journal arrived today. Small item in it states that the
reciprocal agreement on health care between IOM and the mainland will
be withdrawn on 1 April 2010. This, according to the article, means
that everything other than initial emergency treatment will cost you.
The IOM is not in the EU so waving your E101 will do no good
apparently. Seems the only route is health insurance. Not sure how
easy or cheap that will be if you are racing.

Boxerboy

 

It's all Champ's fault, apparently.

 

The same has happened with the channel islands as well

 

Blimey. That's a bit steep, innit? I wonder how well that's going to be
publicised before the 2010 TT.

 

If its anything like the channel islands it wasnt publicised , 9
stitches , dressings , jabs and painkillers £600.00 including the
consulting fee

 

So which costs more, fixing broken bikers in Douglas
or tax-exiles' heart surgery in Liverpool?
And which side cancelled the agreement?

 

Not sure about Alderney but Jersey and Guernsey used to cover you for
hospital treatment until April this year but you had to pay to see
the GP

It was cheaper to catch the ferry as a foot passenger and visit one
in Weymouth

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Champ

If they have any sense[1], they'll point out that if they're not
covered, they're not coming out to play?

[1] TT riders? What am I saying? :^)

 

Surely it's not travel insurance for them? After all, it's their
work.

 

**** that; I'd rather do it myself.

 

Hmm.. I scent a possible back door action by elements who don't want the
TT to continue.

 

Presumably the insurance element of the entry fee will not be of any use
either. I know the ACU don't organise the races anymore, but are they
are still held under an ACU permit? Perhaps the Manx Motorcycle Racing
club can arrange personal injury cover for competitors at reasonable
rates. As to spectators, it will be a job for 'holiday insurance' which
covers riding a bike. I wonder if the providers might catch on and start
loading premiums for IoM cover?


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Pay for any injuries themselves ?

It is their choice to throw themselves down the road at hight speed,
they should not expect others to pay.

 

So where do you suggest it stops then? What's an acceptable level of
risk. It's a bit odd because the island no longer has a reciprocal
agreement but in general I'd assume they'd paid in the same way every
other citizen has.

 

My point is that you should not expect others to pay for your risk taking.

It is a touch selfish.

When I travel abroad I take out medical cover and always try to ensure I
am covered for accidents etc.

In the UK , I pay my taxes.

 

Well, I'll be relying on my work personal health insurance for next
year's trip, which apparently covers me for such larks as the
Nurburgring because I checked.

I must remember to make a post about it to the UKRM TT2010 mailing
list.

 

Ours. The tax-exiles will still be OK it seems as long as it is a
pre-planned referral.

http://www.gov.im/dhss/reciprocal_agreement/
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Not quite getting my point across am I

Its the indignation that seems to surround the fact that people feel it
is reasonable to expect the residents of the IOM to pay for any medical
expenses.

People are so used to the EU and the E111 scheme, with reciprocal
agreements for costs.

In the UK, I, you and one or two others pay taxes that go towards
medical treatment.

We have a good NHS system that everyone takes for granted and people
seem to forget that these things cost money. People begin to expect it
for free any where.

In the case of the TT and such events, I do not see it as beyond the
realms of reasonableness to expect people to find insurance cover for
their past time and hobbies.

Heck, when I played rugby, the club would insure us through the RFU
scheme and supply a physio to cover most injuries.

 

Makes you wonder why the NHS doesn't actually cover Crown Dependencies
and other odd UK-but-not-quite places.

 

Do the Crown Dependencies pay into the NHS ?
Do the odd UK-but-not-quite places pay into the NHS ?

One suspects not [1] , in which case why should theNHS cover them ?

[1] Happy to be corrected