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High costs sent patients abroad for dentistry

At the recent World Health Tourism Congress in Cyprus, the launch of the International Medical Travel Association (IMTA) was announced. The IMTA seeks to represent...

The new EU directive hopes to boost international medical travel

The new EU Cross-border Healthcare Directive which is to be announced today intends to lift restrictions on patients travelling for treatment in other EU...

Patients are willing to travel abroad for treatments, how about down the motorway?

This week sees news that two buy-to-let-property development millionaires plan to open a series of drive-in dental centres close to motorway junctions around the...

A British patient successfully recouped costs of treatment abroad from the NHS

Another British patient has succeeded in recouping the cost of treatment abroad from the NHS. Ann Belshaw of Suffolk took the Suffolk Primary Care Trust...

New proposals may increase patient mobility in Europe

European Commission proposals to be released next week will increase patient mobility within the EU and give NHS patients access to hospitals across the...

New proposals may increase patient mobility in Europe

European Commission proposals to be released next week will increase patient mobility within the EU and give NHS patients access to hospitals across the...

More and more attention is being drawn to quality of treatment abroad

The growth of medical tourism is attracting more and more attention to issues such as quality of treatment, accreditation of surgeons and dentists, hospitals...

More and more attention is being drawn to quality of treatment abroad

The growth of medical tourism is attracting more and more attention to issues such as quality of treatment, accreditation of surgeons and dentists, hospitals...

A new index provides some insights into the UK as a source for outbound...

The recently published Euro Health Consumer Index provides some interesting insights into the state of the UK health services and some encouragement for those...

The UK press provides favourable coverage to medical tourism

The UK press continues to provide plenty of coverage for medical tourism, the vast majority of which is incredibly positive. Whereas the media are...