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Mike Silford Speaks On Why Medical Tourism Facilitators In The Industry

Following our recent article on "How can patients judge quality in medical tourism?", Caroline Ratner spoke to Mike Silford, who runs Perfect Profiles, the...

Medical tourism reviews: What role should they play in selecting a healthcare provider?

What role should online reviews play in selecting a healthcare provider? Online reviews of international doctors are proliferating and there is fierce competition for top...

New WTTC protocols for global tourism

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is working on new health protocols to reform the travel experience, and provide people with strong reassurances...

Government and providers must work together to drive a destination

At MIHTE 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia demonstrated how collaboration between a government and providers of both medical and non-medical service providers can deliver...

How to tap into the Chinese medical travel market

Chinese outbound travel numbers are exceeding all predictions. Ian Youngman, healthcare and insurance industry specialist, looks at outbound tourism flows, and the different approach...

UK non-surgical cosmetic market: a crisis waiting to happen?

The UK non-surgical cosmetic procedure market is growing, as social media and celebrity culture drive demand for ‘quick and easy’ enhancement. But why is...

The issues in measuring medical tourism numbers

Ian Youngman, author of Medical Tourism Facts and Figures 2014, highlights the issue of measuring medical tourism numbers and the problem of differentiating between...

The magic of medical tourism numbers

Ian Youngman, healthcare industry specialist and author of the IMTJ Medical Tourism Facts and Figures 2018, shows how hard it is to get real...

Meaningful data for UK and international patients

The role of the UK’s Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) is to publish reliable and accurate information about the performance of private sector doctors...

75% of trips made by Europeans were domestic, will medical patterns follow?

Eurostat data says that in 2017, 75% of the trips made by Europeans were domestic. Only a quarter of the trips made by Europeans...