Private healthcare in the UK is the most expensive in Europe. Stephanie Spicer asks whether we will see more people turning their backs on UK providers in favour of low-cost treatment abroad
CLIENTS PAYING for their own healthcare clearly have the option to go abroad. But demand in practice is questionable and, for many insurers, so is the need to offer treatment overseas. However, a recent Mori poll commissioned by the British Medical Association found 42% of patients would travel outside the UK for treatment. Some 26% said they would travel anywhere in the world and 15% said they would travel anywhere in Europe. This is if they were facing a long waiting list and the NHS paid for their treatment. The European Court recently ruled patients should be able to seek treatme...
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