NHS nurse paralysed and stuck in the Philippines after tragic car crash

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An NHS nurse is unable to return to London after a car crash in the Philippines left her paralysed and £20,000 in medical debt.

Candice Montefalcon, a 33-year-old A&E nurse at Northwick Park Hospital near Harrow, had her world turned upside down after a car she was in was hit by a coach and overturned.

Ms Montefalcon, her partner Silvino Poe Bueza, her two children and her brother and sister were in the car travelling to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila, to catch a domestic flight to the Filipino province Pangasinan.

Travel insurance?
Edit,just read it,the family "Forgot" to take out travel-insurance.

I suppose she is a Filipno

"The family – who forgot to take out holiday insurance - were faced with hospital bills amounting to £20,000, meaning they were unable to pay for a flight back to the UK."

Yes she is a Filipino, what of it? Is there some point you wish to make?

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She has her family there to support her?

My thoughts are with this poor woman and her loved ones.

( Bear in mind. This is something that could happen to any of us )

It cost me an arm-and-a-leg last year to get insurance for high altitude Himalayan trekking,extra because it was above 4000 metres,also dangerous sport insurance for paramotoring in Thailand,each and every year theres stories of stupid people who don't take out insurance,come a cropper,and rely on others via go-fund-me to bail them out.

One of the articles comments is interesting...
Whilst wishing her a speedy recovery i do wonder is she not already in her home country? And if she was allowed back into the UK who would pay for her medical care etc etc

The NHS of course ...............

of course

Reality is she lives and works here.

As a resident and taxpayer she is entitled to NHS treatment. She will be either British citizen, on ILR or on FLR and under all of those will have paid relevant surcharges so more than entitled to NHS treatment.

Edit: NHS does not pay for repatriation but same rules apply to British citizens and residents. So has to fund return herself which is why I always have travel insurance covering medical and repatriation

She could equally be on a Tier 2 Visa which, AFAIK, does permit free treatment under the NHS after (maybe) a fairly short qualifying period.

she has worked as a nurse in the UK for seven years she won't still be on a visa

Tier 2 visa has to pay health surcharge so entitled regardless

She certainly sounds like a more deserving case than the thousands of drunken British morons who clog up the A and E departments every day... often assaulting staff too.

So sad to hear her situation. I pray for her speed recovery. Can anyone here suggest reliable travel insurance covering Europe trip or Philippines?

Actually, i already have Zurich which i took while i was still single. But i want to have travel insurnce for us as couple. I don't have any idea how much it cost in UK? My husband also is not keen about insurance.