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Where in France can you get your carte vitale on your smartphone?

If you live in one of eight French departments, you can now download a digital version of the health card

Carte Vitale: What do I do if I lose my French health insurance card?

We look at what you should do if you lose your carte Vitale

Why French pharmacies can now automatically store your medicine data

We explain your rights under the new law and what information will be stored

France mulls merging ID and health cards: How could new plan work?

Critics say the idea would be ‘technically impossible’. But the system is already in place in other European countries

Four common scams to watch out for in France

How to recognise the tricks and who can help if you are a victim

Conditions of use set out for France’s healthcare e-carte Vitale app

The national technology commission has approved the smartphone e-card but specified conditions required to ensure the system does not ‘accentuate the digital divide’

Online health account in France: six useful things you can do

The improved Compte Ameli space has several helpful features, including the ability to order important health documents

Healthcare explainer: How France’s new e-carte Vitale will work

Smartphone ‘health cards’ are to be rolled out across the country this year after trials in eight departments

How to get a social security number and carte Vitale in France

Obtaining a social security number is typically one of the first things to do upon arrival in France as it allows you to enter the healthcare system

How to find a doctor out of hours in France

There are plenty of options in France to find healthcare as and when you need it if your doctor is not available

Carte Vitale, prescriptions: Ten changes for health in France in 2023

We look at how the carte Vitale and prescriptions will go digital, the changing role of nurses and pharmacists and more

Millions in France targeted in ‘well executed’ carte Vitale text scam

People are sent a message saying that they must update or renew their card and pay a delivery fee. The scammers then use their bank details to spend large amounts of money

Covid France: Why was I refused jab due to no Carte Vitale?

A reader was turned down despite all residents in France having the right to be vaccinated against Covid-19

Digital carte Vitale: Where, how and when is this used in France?

We explain how trials of an app version are being extended in October. We also answer frequently asked questions about cartes Vitales for residents in France

What to do if you are among 1.4 million hit by Paris Covid data theft

Hospital apologises to victims and advises that they exercise ‘the greatest vigilance’ to avoid email, phone and SMS scams

App-based carte Vitale trial in France extends to 12 departments

The aim of the app is to make transactions more efficient, avoid the need to update cards, and sidestep the use of the brown paper ‘feuille de soins’

How to get Covid vaccine in France if no carte Vitale

It is not necessary to be in the health system to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in France but you must be resident in the country

Can I get Covid-19 vaccine in France without a carte vitale?

Many foreigners living in France have private health insurance and are not in the public health system

British retirees' health rights valid, says France

Social security chiefs want to reassure British pensioners in France with S1s following reports of some cartes Vitale being blocked; Brexit 'teething problems' with UK Ehics have also been reported, they said

French residents without carte Vitale can get Covid vaccine

Details on the process have yet to be announced but the British Embassy in Paris says ‘watch and wait’

More Britons in France report health cards blocked

We have alerted the UK and French authorities to issues with cartes Vitale of British state pensioners in France; the British Embassy is asking those affected to make contact

Britons in France report health cards blocked 'by Brexit'

Some Britons have told The Connexion how their cartes Vitale are not working following full Brexit this month; it is thought to be technical error

New €18 set fee to visit A&E in France

From September 2021, anyone visiting A&E in France for whatever reason will have to pay a fixed sum of €18

Can I keep French Carte Vitale if I move?

Can I keep my Carte Vitale after moving to the UK if I rent out a French house? H.S.

French Carte vitale card to be replaced with an app

The carte vitale green and yellow card which holds your healthcare insurance details will one day be replaced with a smartphone app

France warned against Carte Vitale email scam

The French public is being warned against a new email scam inviting people to update their Carte Vitale insurance card by “filling in an online form”, medical insurance agency l’Assurance Maladie has said.

How to get a French social security number

My daughter wants to come from the UK and find employment. How can she get a social security number ? J.D.

Poor service from Cpam: what to do

My wife returned her Carte Vitale last summer to our Cpam health authority because it would not update but we are still waiting for a replacement and just keep getting vague promises. How can we complain? J.P.

Warning over carte vitale and tax scams

Beware 'phishing' emails that claim to be from official government agencies

Doctor charges set to rise

Details published in Journal Officiel reveal new charges for consultations for certain conditions that will come into effect in November

Warning over carte vitale email scam

Service-Public.fr warns of new 'phishing' attempt

Carte vitale

How would joint ID and health card plan work for foreigners in France?

Millions at risk of fraud after massive health data hack in France

‘The torturous tale of my missing carte Vitale and French bureaucracy’

Where in France can you get your carte vitale on your smartphone?

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