Britain is both an origin and a destination for medical tourism--travel to get better or cheaper medical care--and not everyone is happy to be on the receiving end.
The Telegraph has the story: Health tourists jump queue for cataract operations on NHS as British patients wait up to eight months
The Telegraph has the story: Health tourists jump queue for cataract operations on NHS as British patients wait up to eight months
"Health tourists are being given cataract surgery on the NHS ahead of British patients because their conditions are considered more of a priority, it has emerged.
Hundreds of people from countries including Zimbabwe and Nigeria have been offered the eye operations before UK taxpayers, official figures show.
They have been fast-tracked by medics as their conditions are said to be "very complex and urgent", while some hospitals have waiting times of almost eight months.
Cataract surgery is the most common treatment provided on the NHS and 300,000 operations are carried out each year."
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For some medical tourism that takes British citizens abroad, see e.g. these earlier posts...
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For some medical tourism that takes British citizens abroad, see e.g. these earlier posts...
I am glad to know about this information for Medical Tourism. Nowadays many people opt for Medical Tourism to get advanced medical care at affordable prices. My uncle too is thinking to visit South Korea for his treatment.
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