Why consider India for surgery?

Offering some of the best medical treatment in the world and with an excellent reputation in its private hospitals India’s health care sector has undergone an enormous boom in recent years and it has become a global health destination, with its medical tourism area growing by 30 per cent each year. 

Despite any prejudices about healthcare in developing countries, rest assured that the private hospitals and clinics in India are at the forefront of medical technology and equipped with modern state-of-the-art technology and highly skilled medical personnel.  In fact, Indian doctors are considered to be among the best in the world and their high level of surgical expertise evolves from many years of training – after studying in India many doctors train and work in the UK, and become members of the BMC.

Hygiene in the private hospitals is excellent, surgical patients are screened for HIV and Hbs Ag antibodies to prevent transmission of communicable diseases and the incidence of MRSA is minimal.  It is normal for the operation theatres to have laminar air flow installed and gaining ISO9001 standardisation (a voluntary standardisation run by a non governmental body where hospitals must pass rigorous tests to be certified) is becoming increasingly popular in clinics and hospitals.

Low cost treatment

What’s more, healthcare facilities in India are the most cost-effective in the world with private hospitals offering treatment at a fraction of the price of those in the UK.  A single knee replacement costs £9,000 in the UK but in India it is a quarter of the price at £2,150 (*quote from the Knee Surgery, Chennai).  And as for dentistry, having a full set of teeth capped costs just £400, compared to the UK where one tooth cap costs a shocking £45.* (*Quote from Manipal Hospital, Bangalore).

Patients - or medical tourists - as they are becoming known can book package deals which include flights, transfers, hotels, treatment and often a post-operative vacation where they can take advantage of the ancient Ayurvedic stream of medicines and alternative rejuvenating retreats where they can practice yoga, meditation or have some naturopathy. 

Main centres

The medical hot spots are Bangalore, New Delhi, Kolkata (Calcutta), Ludhiana, Chennai and Hyderabad and getting to India is also affordable with airlines offering deals from as little as £300 return.  Flying time, for example, from London to Delhi is around nine hours so it makes sense to take in some of the many intriguing sights and sounds of this remarkable country while you’re there.

India has a tropical climate with high temperatures and dry winters and the best time to visit is between October and March as the monsoon is apparent throughout the country between May to September.

So, with private facilities equal to European counterparts, efficient, multilingual doctors and dentists, coupled with massive savings on surgery, India is a sensible choice for treatment abroad.

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