Weak pound boosts medical tourism to London

The weak pound means that some UK clinics have recently seen increased numbers of patients from overseas. The weak pound means that some UK clinics...

Hong Kong – working group on medical beauty

Consumer protection of medical treatment beauty services in Hong Kong needs a new regulatory regime. In Hong Kong, a working group on medical beauty treatment...

Slow progress for Health City Cayman Islands

Health City Cayman Islands has completed 500 successful orthopaedic surgeries two and a half years after opening. Health City Cayman Islands has completed 500 successful...

MTQA medical travel proposals for 2017

MTQUA has suggestions for the medical travel industry that could help make medical travel journeys better and safer. Julie Munro of the Medical Travel Quality...

Iran shifts gears in promoting medical tourism

Two councils, three sets of permits, a new website and health travel packages are promoting Iran's medical tourism.To organize Iran's medical tourism, a strategic...

ISO 9002:2016: management and service standards revised

New ISO Quality Management System application guidelines have been published. BSI, the business standards company has published ISO 9002:2016 Quality management systems – Guidelines for...

The decline of Singapore medical tourism

Singapore was a leading medical tourism destination with ambitious plans for expansion. Rising costs and lack of transparency in private hospital fees have brought...

The Trump factor: Protectionism and medical tourism

Countries worldwide are tightening their borders, and bringing in protectionist policies. The U.S President is attempting to impose a ban on certain nationalities entering...

MTQUA first in Sri Lanka

Lanka Hospitals is the first in Sri Lanka to achieve MTQUA international medical tourism certification. Lanka Hospitals has become Sri Lanka’s first health care provider...

Confusion over Ireland’s cross-border healthcare scheme

The Irish Ombudsman has highlighted confusion over the scheme for providing health care abroad. Ombudsman Peter Tyndall says that some people are confused about the...