Costa de la Luz Health, Fitness & Beauty

Information on the English-speaking AA groups in Spain, on the Costa de la Luz as well as the contact details for the English Al-Anon support groups for family of alcoholics in Spain.

Find out what to expect from the medical system in Spain if you're moving there to live and work or to retire. Understand how to register with the system and what to do in the event of an emergency.

Information on how to proceed if you need to report the death of a family member in the Costa de la Luz. Also information on the repatriation of remains for a burial or cremation outside Spain.

Emergency services: the numbers to call if you need the fire brigade, police or an ambulance. Also numbers to contact drug help, poison control and emergency doctors and hospitals.

EU Factsheets on the social security and employee protection and allowances for the Spanish employee. Includes information on maternity insurance, life insurance and unemployment benefits.

Information from WHO (the World Health Organisation) and the Spanish Ministry of Health on the current state of influenza in the country, and the risk of pandemics.

Essential information on giving birth in Spain: who to contact and what to expect from the system through pregnancy and the postnatal period, maternity leave, midwives and vaccinations …

Needing a doctor? Got an ache? Here is a comprehensive list of English medical terms and descriptions, and the Spanish translation for everything from parts of the body to common sicknesses, aches and ailments to help you communicate a medical problem.

Information for the mobility, sight or hearing impaired living in or visiting the Costa de la Luz, including contact details for Spanish organisations and facilities.

Information on the law of January 2011 concerning the banning of smoking in public places in Spain. Understand the places it affects and the fines which can be experienced for anyone breaking the law.

Information on the Spanish national health care, with details on who benefits, where and how to register with the authorities and what contributions and benefits to expect.

English-speaking support groups and meetings for AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) following the 12 Steps programme, drug aid, cancer support meetings, AIDS and more. See this page for contact information.

Information on who to contact and how to proceed in the event of an unwanted pregnancy. Also information on family planning clinics.