Are there doctors and dentists in Competa?
Even in the small villages, there is a doctors’ surgery which often seems to be one of the centres of village life, where everybody goes to have a chat and find out what is wrong with everybody else! In Competa there is a 24 hour emergency service. For people who are staying a short time, you should have no trouble receiving treatment with your E111. If you are planning to become a resident, the normal process is that you will become enrolled in the Spanish Social Security system and receive your own Social Security I.D. The Spanish health service is of a good standard. Children up to 14 are seen by a paediatrician, rather than by a GP. For more serious problems, your doctor will refer you to a specialist on the coast, often at the hospital at Torre del Mar. There are, of course, a full range of private clinics on the coast, if you wish to avail yourself of their services. Prescriptions are free for pensioners, and others pay a fixed rate of 40% of the cost of the medication in most ca
