Temporary French GP Registration?

[Jon 1]

Can anyone advise on whether you can register with a local French GP if you have a holiday home and will only be in France a maximum of 2-3 months at a time? If not what is the procedure if you are ill (not an emergency) do you simply turn up at the surgery with your E111? What do you do in the case of a minor medical problem where you perhaps require a prescription?

[Punch]

>If not
>what is the procedure if
>you are ill (not an
>emergency) do you simply turn
>up at the surgery with
>your E111? What do
>you do in the case
>of a minor medical problem
>where you perhaps require a
>prescription?

You don't have to register with a GP. If you are ill or need a doctor, you just need to make an appointment as you would do in the Uk. You will have to pay the doctor for a consultation which is around 115FF normally. The doctor will give you a form called a "feuille de soins" which is your receipt.
If a prescription is needed you go to the chemist and buy the items. The chemist will stick labels from the prescription containers onto your feuille de soins.

You then claim back a proportion of the total costs (generally 70%)with your E111 and feuille de soins.

Carry your E111 with you at all times, in case of emergency admission to hospital.

Paul