Stroke Travel Insurance
A stroke occurs when blood stops flowing to a part of the brain. It can affect speech and movement.
If you’ve had a stroke in the past, obtaining suitable travel insurance to cover your medical condition for a holiday abroad can be difficult. At Free Spirit, we can give the same excellent comprehensive cover to all of our other customers.
As long as your doctor or consultant has agreed you are fit to travel, there is no reason why you should not enjoy a holiday. Whether you have had a stroke recently or many years ago, provided you’re not awaiting surgery or further investigations, we will aim to offer a quotation for a specialist travel insurance policy to cover not just your stroke but any other associated medical conditions.
The Consequences Of Not Covering Your Ischaemic Or Haemorrhagic Stroke
Travelling abroad after suffering a stroke can be a worry, especially in the event of a medical emergency. Failing to ensure all of your medical conditions could leave you open to paying out for expensive medical treatment and hospital accommodation costs, especially in places such as Spain and the USA and this can run into thousands of pounds.
Why Choose Free Spirit To Cover You?
- Most medical conditions and disabilities covered
- No upper age limit for most destinations on Single Trip and Annual Multi-trip policies
- Choice of several cover options
- Single trips covered up to 115 days (45 days if aged 76 years or over)
- Annual Multi-trip provides cover for any number of trips during the year – travel up to 32 days per trip (Standard and Super cover) and 45 days (Super Duper)
Get a Medical Travel Insurance Quote
With a Free Spirit medical travel insurance policy, you gain the peace of mind to travel knowing that you and your medical condition is fully covered.
Tips For Travelling After A Stroke
If you decide to travel after recovering from a stroke there are a number of things that you will need to consider:
- Discuss your travel plans with your doctor or hospital consultant to allow extra time for additional preparations.
- Take extra supplies of your stroke medication in the event it is lost or damaged in transit. Always try and keep your medication in your hand baggage.
- Ensure your travel insurance covers not only your medical condition but your medication as well and offers 24-hour medical emergency assistance.
How Can I Get A Quote For Stroke Travel Insurance?
You can get a quote for your stroke travel insurance through our easy-to-use secure online medical screening system and it couldn’t be easier!
You will need to declare all of your medical conditions and we will ask you some questions about them, for example:
- How many strokes have you had in total?
- How long ago was your last stroke?
- How many strokes have you had in the last six months?
- Are you awaiting surgery for this condition or for any scans to be performed?
- Do you currently use any mobility aids?
- Have you had any transient ischaemic attacks (mini-strokes) since your last stroke?
- Do you suffer from an irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation)?
- Are you on medication to thin your blood?
- Have you ever been a smoker?
If you would prefer to call us, our customer services team are on 02392 419 080. If you have any questions not covered by our frequently asked questions page or you cannot find your medical condition within our online screening list, we’re on hand to help.
Travel, With Confidence
Free Spirit was the first scheme of its type dedicated to those being declined cover elsewhere due to their health. We are one of the UK’s largest specialist travel insurance providers for people with medical conditions including stroke.
We cover people daily who have had strokes and have had difficulty getting cover elsewhere. Why not read our Free Spirit policy wording for full details.
Customer reviews
″I am so happy we contacted Free Spirit for travel insurance, I could not find cover for my medical conditions anywhere else.″