The EU Medical Tourism Directive: Comments and coverage

The announcement of the EU Directive on cross border healthcare received widespread coverage in the UK national and local media today.

For example, see this front page story from the Daily Mail.

Treatment Abroad featured in much of the media coverage.

What is the Directive all about?

If you want to find out more about what it means to medical tourism in Europe, and get an understanding of what it covers, I have answered some of the key questions in my medical tourism blog, including:

• Why do we need a Directive on cross border healthcare?
• What does it cover?
• How will it affect UK NHS patients?
• How many patients will opt for treatment abroad?
• How will it affect the NHS?
• What else is covered by the Directive?
• When will it take effect?
• Good news or bad news for the medical tourism industry?

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Treatment Abroad: 03/07/2008