About the NCP e-service

About the NCP e-service

Conforming Directive 2011/24/EU, each member state has established one or more national contact points (NCPs) for cross-border healthcare. Member states are free to decide how to organize their NCPs.

About the Greek national contact point (NCP)

The Greek national contact point (NCP) for cross-border healthcare provides information on health services in Greece and abroad and patients’ rights and entitlements. The NCP cooperates with an extensive network of national and international organizations, national authorities, EU/EEA NCPs, patients' organizations, health professionals and other stakeholders.

Contact information

The National Contact Points of the member states in the EU/EEA help patients make well-informed decisions when accessing cross-border healthcare, navigate through the national health systems and provide their extensive stakeholders network to assist patients in their journey. In this section, you will find useful contacts and connections.

Frequently Asked Questions

This section provides answers to frequently asked questions on accessing health services in Greece and abroad, administrative procedures, requirement of authorization for planned healthcare abroad, general principles for the reimbursement of cross-border healthcare and patients' rights under national and EU law.

Glossary

In this section you'll find an alphabetical list of specialized terms with their definitions as well as explanations of abbreviations, acronyms and terminology, which are widely used in the literature on cross-border healthcare. The goal is the clear and coherent understanding of the information provided by all users regardless of their level of expertise.

Key Documents

In this section you'll find the legal sources of the European and national regulatory framework on patient's rights in cross-border healthcare for a better understanding of the policy on patient mobility addressing the over time changing patterns, evolving behaviour and expectations of patients.

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Last Update: 24 December 2021