I would like to take my mum to Spain,Costa Blanca area. can anyone recomend a dialysis unit for UK patents?

Question

I would like to take my mum to Spain,Costa Blanca area. can anyone recomend a dialysis unit for UK patents?

Answer 1

My father goes to dialysis three times a week and we took him the Benidorm for his holiday.  To make it a worthwhile holiday for him, we took him for 11 days.

First you (or your father) need to see the co-ordinator in the dialysis ward at his hospital and ask if they can arrange dialysis in Benidorm.

Every situation will be different, but in our case, we arranged the holiday for 6 months in advance to allow the hospital in Benidorm and the UK hospital plenty of time to arrange it.

The co-ordinator ask us to provide 3 separate dates for her to put forward to Clinica Benidorm.

I done this by researching for the cheapest flights out using Easyjet. The hosp in Benidorm select one, and I went ahead and booked the flight. I then booked the Rio Park through Thompsons (you can pick whichever hotel you want of course).

I ordered a wheelchair to be delivered to the hotel, (which costed £21.00 for the hire) and they also picked it up at our convenience.

My father got a taxi to the hosp, (from the Rio Park, it cost about 6E) each time and we collected him in his wheelchair when he was finished. Its about 15 mins walk from the hosp to Rio Park Hotel.

Although my father is able-bodied, the wheelchair helped a lot. Obviously after his session, he was tired and with the wheelchair, he was able to still get around Benidorm without being further tired out.

He had a great time and the hospital staff were great.

So firstly talk to the co-ordinator and arrange everything around the dates suggested. It is no great problem.

The hospital in Benidorm is called Clinica Benidorm.  The only other places I am aware of is Tenerife and Palma.  I researched the hospital in Palma and found it was too far from holiday resorts such as Palma Nova to travel to.

If you need any further details regarding insurance, wheelchair hire or just sounding out, don't hesitate to e-mail me from my profile.

I hope you can get your mother away for a holiday and enjoy it!