`
Blog Archives

Tenerife Doctor’s Appointment and Electronic Prescriptions

I have posted about this before but just want to remind expat residents in Tenerife that there is a way to book your social security doctor’s appointment’s online. Called Cita Previa it requires only that you have your social security

Tagged with: , , ,
Posted in Health and Medical Care, Tenerife

Tenerife Health – Candelaria Hospital – Know Before You Go!

> Living in Tenerife > Health, Hospitals, Medicine If you are in the social health system in Tenerife, chances are that at some point you or a loved one may be shipped off to Candelaria to mend broken bones, jump

Posted in Health and Medical Care, Tenerife

Thinking of Lilly – Miscarriage – Seek Support

My heart goes out to Lilly Allen. Having lost one baby already, this second miscarriage must be devastating. No matter how talented, wealthy or fiesty her public persona, right now Lilly Allen is just a heartbroken young woman who is

Tagged with: , , , , ,
Posted in Health and Medical Care, Tenerife

Sun Cream or Sun Scream

With one member of a currently visiting branch of the family suffering from ’sun scream’ it seems appropriate to pass on some advice I received recently from a dermatologist. Though I am not pale-skinned, my skin is fairer than the

Tagged with: , , , ,
Posted in Health and Medical Care, Tenerife, Tenerife Holidays

Blood Test in Tenerife or Mayhem at Mahon

That section of Mahon which deals with blood tests and samples opens at 7.30 am. It has to open early because all the people there who are waiting for a blood test have had nothing to eat and tempers are

Tagged with: , , , , , ,
Posted in Health and Medical Care, Living in Tenerife, Tenerife

Home Remedies for Common Ailments

Home Remedies

Tenerife Holiday – Home Remedies There is nothing worse than going on holiday and falling sick, is there? Medical care in Tenerife is really very good and the hospitals do provide English and German translators (you´ll find a list of

Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Health and Medical Care, Tenerife