Hope Brenda is recovering well. This year we too had experience of Turkish medical care. Mr T hurt his foot and after two days of swelling and increasing pain and difficulty walking finally agreed that he needed a doctor. We arrived at Esnaf Hospital at 5.15 pm and were taken straight to a department for foreign visitors. There they took details of his injury and copies of his passport and travel insurance policy. As H said you also need a copy of your flight confirmation and your GP's details and your National Insurance number. We were then passed on to an English speaking Patient liaison person who we recognised as Yaz, an ex barman from the Mutlu Hotel. He gave us a sheaf of papers to complete and transferred us to an examination room. Mr T was seen immediately by a doctor and then carted off in a wheelchair for xrays while I was left working on the forms. I was still playing secretary when he arrived back in the waiting area and was told the consultant would be with us soon. Yaz was with us when the consultant gave the diagnosis, fortunately no break, just a problem with the ligaments. Anti-inflammatory gel and tablets were prescribed. We then went to an office area where we rang our travel insurers who gave a reference number to enable the hospital to obtain payment and we paid the £50 direct to the hospital. We left the hospital with a supply of the medication and were back at our hotel in Calis by 7.15. Compare that with my elderly Mum's experience at home in England the following weekend when she fell in the street and dislocated her shoulder. She was taken to A&E and wasn't seen by a doctor for over 4 hours.