The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 273 No 7313 p248
21 August 2004

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European insurance card

A consultation on the development of a European health insurance card was launched by the Department of Health this week.

The consultation follows an earlier announcement that the new card, already introduced in some countries, would replace E111 forms (PJ, 5 June, p698). It is proposed that the new card will retain the same entitlements as the E111, show a person’s name, date of birth and personal identification number, and be free of charge but hold no clinical data. Application forms for the cards could be made available through pharmacies.