Perhaps the recent outbreaks of MRSA and C Diff might have had an influence here with many afraid of some of the current conditions and press regarding NHS facilities, but they were quick to say this is not an endorsement of health tourism; a survey by BCWA, the private medical insurance providers, shows that 53 per cent of Britons say they would to travel to other EU countries for medical treatment, most because they would not want to wait for the procedure on the NHS. There’s a wait though, doesn’t take place until 2011 when finalized. The proof in the pudding will be when the bill comes to be paid. BD
The new rules will allow patients to buy hospital, outpatient or dental treatment in any EU country and send the bill to the National Health Service. Experts predicted that the rules could spark an exodus of patients from the NHS due to concerns about long waiting times and hospital superbugs.
Patients to get European medical treatment on NHS - Telegraph
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