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The French Healthcare System

Patients must pay their doctors directly at the time of the consultation by cash or by cheque (no credit cards accepted) and will receive a receipt for the French Social Security (Feuille de soins) or a receipt in English for private insurance purposes.

In France, Doctors can be either conventionée or non-conventionée.

Conventionée Doctors have a fixed rate of consultation and their fees are reimbursed by the Social Security at a rate of 65%. The rest of the consultation is usually reimbursed by a private insurance (mutuelle)

Non conventionée Doctors have varying consultation rates (honoraires libres) and this is reimbursed minimally by the Social Security but then 100% by most mutuelles.

I am classified as a non conventionée Doctor but all prescriptions, that is, medications, laboratory tests, x-rays, scans etc. are reimbursed at the standard rates for the conventionée sector.

If you have no French social security or mutuelle, your medical insurance will reimburse you on the basis of a 'pay and claim' procedure and I will complete the relevant forms necessary for reimbursement.

Important Emergency telephone numbers

Life-threatening emergency (une urgence): ( 18: call the Sapeurs Pompiers (firemen/paramedics). This is for problems like cardiac arrests, severe breathlessness and choking.

Serious emergency: ( 15: call SAMU Centre (Service d’Aide Médicale Urgente). This will put you through to a call center who can arrange appropriate care.

Psychiatric Emergencies: ( 01.47.07.24.24

Severe Burns(les grands brûlés):

Child Burn Center, Hôpital Trousseau: ( 01.43.46.13.90

Adult Burn Center, Hôpital Cochin: ( 01.42.34.12.12

ENT and Ophthalmic emergencies:( 01.40.92.93.94

Dental emergencies: SOS Dentaire for an on-call dentist: ( 01.43.37.51.00)

24 Hour Pharmacies

Pharmacie des Champs, 84, av des Champs Elysées, 75008 Paris
Métro: Champs Elysées-Etoile: ( 01.45.62.02.41

Pharmacie de la Poste, 26, rue de Paris, 93100 Montreuil
Métro: Croix-de-Chavaux: ( 01.42.87.77.37

Useful help lines

Cardiac Crisis................( 01.47.07.50.50

Drug Crisis Center.........( 0.800.23.13.13

Drug Overdose Center..( 01.43.95.08.08

Poison Control Center...( 01.40.05.48.48

Other useful Health & Fitness Information

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