Living in Tenerife

Health and Medical in Tenerife

EMERGENCY SERVICES: Dial 112.

Calls to this number are operated by operators who speak English, German, French and Spanish.  The operators will co-ordinate calls for FIRE, AMBULANCE OR THE POLICE SERVICE.

The Canary Islands are free from endemic disease and sanitation facilities are excellent.

Education and Tenerife Schools

There are plenty of private schools throughout the island; however, the majority are Spanish with their curriculae differing from the United Kingdom. The tuition at these schools is in Spanish.

British Consulate in Tenerife

British Nationals visiting or residing in Tenerife have the benefit of a high level of support from the British Consulate.