Recent press releases on health and medical tourism

Recent press releases from Treatment Abroad on health tourism are listed below. We also have a Medical Tourism Fact Sheet which will be of use to journalists writing on medical tourism. View details of our press and media contacts.

Medical tourism: 9 out of 10 would do it again A major new study released today reveals the latest trends in travelling overseas for medical treatment, be it for health-related, dental, infertility, obesity or cosmetic treatment or surgery. More...
EU Directive on cross border healthcare provides boost for medical tourism The EU Proposal for a Directive on patient's rights in cross border healthcare (to be announced on Wednesday 2 July) provides an added stimulus to the already growing number of medical tourists who...
Treatment Abroad launches online patient reviews Treatment Abroad, the leading online medical tourism portal has launched a ratings and reviews system for medical tourists to share and rate their experiences of travelling overseas for medical...
Leading Spanish medical tourism clinic is the first to receive accreditation under new Code of Practice for medical tourism Mills & Mills Medical Group, the leading Spanish healthcare facilitators for medical tourists has become the first clinic to receive accreditation under the new Code of Practice for Medical Tourism...
Over fifty percent growth in medical tourism predicted The Health Tourism Climate Survey 2008, conducted at the weekend's World Health Tourism Congress, in Marbella, Spain (5-6 April) on behalf of Treatment Abroad reveals that many professionals working...
Treatment Abroad comes of age for UK patients The largest research study examining the motivations and experiences of UK residents who travel abroad for medical treatment is published today by TreatmentAbroad.com, the leading provider of...
Britons spending £161 million each year on medical tourism Despite huge investment in the NHS over the last 17 years, patients from the UK are voting with their feet and travelling abroad for treatment. The first ever survey of medical tourism providers,...
Ten top tips for the medical tourist Over 50,000 UK patients are travelling abroad for treatment every year and more are set to follow. Anyone contemplating surgery or dentistry abroad would do well to check out the newly launched...
European Court tells NHS it must fund treatment in EU With news today that the European Court of Justice has told the NHS that it must fund treatment in the EU if patients face unwarranted delays, Keith Pollard, Managing Director of the Treatment Abroad...
New survey indicates big savings from medical tourism Save 82% on prostate removal, 85% on cheek implants and 61% on dental implants More than 50,000 people from the UK travel for treatment abroad each year and the number is growing fast. (Source:...
Rapid growth in travelling abroad for dental treatment The difficulty in finding easily available dental treatment on the NHS has hit the headlines yet again and as private dentistry costs continue to increase, more British patients are travelling abroad...