Gaps in basic knowledge about their health could mean expats are putting themselves at risk, according to Aviva UK Health.
Given that medical records are not automatically transferred overseas when people move to live or work abroad, many of the 5.5m people considering leaving Britain1, could find themselves on foreign shores without a record of their previous health. An Aviva My Health Passport study revealed: 69% of people don't know their blood pressure 63% don't know their blood group 50% of respondents are either not up to date with their tetanus/diphtheria vaccinations, or don't know whether they are up to date with their injections Nearly one in five women (18%) don't know when they had th...
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