NHS Waiting Lists Can be Avoided – New Guide to Treatment in Europe Will Help Patients Bypass Lengthy Waiting Lists
With today’s news reports raising concerns about rising waiting lists, the ratification of an EU Directive may help relieve pressure on an increasingly overburdened NHS. Few patients know that they have a right, in certain circumstances, to seek treatment in other European states and for the cost of treatment to be reimbursed by the NHS. - July 07, 2011
European Cross Border Healthcare Directive Ratified - Treatment Abroad Can Help NHS Patients be Medical Tourists
The long awaited EU Directive on Cross Border Healthcare has been ratified by the EU Parliament on Wednesday. Despite opposition from some EU countries, the new Directive, which could be in force as early as 2013 will make it easier for patients to seek medical treatment in another member... - January 21, 2011
Medical Tourists Are Saving Thousands of Pounds on Medical Costs by Travelling Abroad for Treatment
Treatment Abroad, the UK’s leading online health information guide for medical tourists has just released its 2009 Treatment Abroad PriceWatch survey. This study of prices available to medical travellers across 180 clinics and medical tourism operators in 39 countries reveals that patients... - July 23, 2009