BMI Healthcare develops its international services

Leading British hospital group BMI Healthcare is developing international services to attract more overseas patients. Although it has many hospitals around the UK, most...

American medical centre for Barbados will target medical tourists

AWC will open a hospital on Barbados for international medical tourists and locals. Winners Development, in partnership with American World Clinics (AWC) will jointly...

Can the UK’s NHS export services overseas?

The UK government is launching a new initiative to sell NHS services overseas. Hospitals are to be encouraged by the government to sell their...

News from TEMOS, ACI, JCI on international accreditation

Accreditation Canada International is expanding the adoption of its Qmentum International accreditation programme to hospitals in Oman and Slovenia. Pro Cardiaco Hospital in Rio...

Promotion Of Medical Tourism To Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has done much to add to and improve local hospitals to make them up to date; but has had...

Omanis prefer India for medical tourism

India is becoming a favourite destination for Omani medical tourists; there has been a steep rise in the number of visas being issued to...

New realistic medical tourism figures from Thailand

More foreigners are seeking medical treatment in Thailand each year, with 2012 expecting to see 2.53 million foreign patients generating Bt121.6 billion in income....

First hotel spa to get NABH accreditation

Radisson Blu Plaza Delhi's R The Spa has become the first spa in a five-star hotel to be awarded accreditation by the National Accreditation...

Cross-border healthcare in Europe will help people with rare diseases

EURORDIS has prepared a questions and answers document to help people understand the EU legislation on cross border healthcare and to ensure its transposition...

Israel Government attempt to increase medical tourism hits internal opposition

While the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) seeks to expand medical tourism in Israel, both the finance and health ministries, who fear that more medical...