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Let’s will get straight to the point, treatments while travelling abroad are expensive. I know this, you know this, we all know this. What we don’t know is how much it can cost us and how we can help prevent these substantial costs ruining holidays that should be relaxing and allow us to unwind. One of the ways this can be done is by carrying a GP in your pocket with app’s like alldayDr. If you can consult a British GP who understands you, your customs, and will give you the same level of care you are used to in the UK anytime when you are on holiday; how much peace of mind would that give you when you travel to a foreign country?

The Stats

Spain is one of the most common travel destinations for the British population, with roughly 12 million British citizens travelling to the country every year. That is a staggering amount of people!

What you may not know is that the average doctor consultation in Spain will cost around £150. A pain killer prescription in Spain will also cost around £150, and if you get food poisoning you are looking at around £2,000 in medical bills. This is obviously not a cost you want to face on holiday or while travelling. (The cost of getting ill, 2018).

How can an online GP service help you travelling

An online GP service can provide that added security you need while travelling abroad. We hope nobody should ever need it, but there are some situations where you fall ill on holiday and need to consult a GP.

I was recently in Malaga on holiday myself, I had a severe fever and throwing up green fluid right in the middle of my two weeks away. It was difficult to find a GP in my condition and with limited Spanish it made it even harder. I eventually found a doctor who would see me, but again the language barrier made it difficult to convey everything that was wrong with me. To top it all off, the service was below par and nothing I was used to expecting back at home. It was a nightmare experience and one I would not wish to go through again.

If I had a service like alldayDr, that gave me access to a British GP who was easy to communicate with; there would have been no concerns over a language barrier and receiving the service I expect. They would have access to my medical records to give me the most accurate diagnosis possible. I would not have had to torture myself leaving my apartment and searching for a GP in a city that I didn’t know.

A consultation from an online British GP service like this would give anyone the comfort and reassurance of having a quality standard of care. I now know that alldayDr can even send you an electronic prescription that you can cash in hassle free at any pharmacy abroad.

With apps like these, they are free to register and you can subscribe monthly or pay for a one-off consultation if and when you need it.

Conclusion

From as little as £17.50 per consultation, alldayDr aim to increase traveller’s confidence and reduce their cause for concern when it comes to illness abroad. If you do fall ill, you can be reassured that you have a safe and secure service, with UK based GMC doctors that understands your culture, medical history and your language fully.

Find out more by downloading the Android or IOS app, alternatively visit the alldayDr website.

If you have had your own holiday nightmares that could have been fixed with a service like this, we would love to hear about it.

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