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Category: Insights
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A new watchdog report reveals that fourteen percent of GP referrals in England never reach hospital waiting lists, leaving thousands of patients unknowingly without treatment. In a system already managing 7.8 million people on official backlogs, these invisible failures create serious clinical risks. Lost referrals delay diagnoses, worsen health, and undermine trust. MMG argues that…
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The Financial Times reported on 24 November 2025 that the government plans to build 250 new community NHS clinics using private finance, but only for outpatient diagnostics such as X-rays and MRI scans. The move echoes the old PFI model used under Tony Blair, raising concerns about long term costs despite the limited scope. With…
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Robert Jenrick’s moving account in the Sunday Telegraph on 9 November 2025 describes his father’s 12-hour wait for stroke treatment and exposes what millions of families now face – an NHS unable to deliver care when it matters most. Jenrick, the Shadow Chancellor and potential future Conservative leader, captures a national story of frustration and…
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Welltower’s £5.2 billion purchase of Barchester Healthcare, first reported by Green Street News, is far more than a landmark real-estate deal. It reflects the same powerful forces reshaping healthcare across Europe – ageing populations, rising annual costs, and a growing turn toward private and self-pay options. As the world’s largest healthcare REIT enters the UK,…
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In one of the largest healthcare deals in British history, US real-estate giant Welltower Inc. has acquired BarchesterHealthcare for £5.2 billion, marking a decisive shift in global investment toward the UK’s ageing population. The acquisition, part of Welltower’s $23 billion seniors-housing expansion, positions the company at the centre of Britain’s care-home market and signals a new era of large-scale, data-driven…
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A record 523,000 Britons travelled abroad for medical treatment last year, according to The Sunday Telegraph, as NHS waiting lists reached 7.4 million despite massive new funding. With hip replacements, cataract surgery and dentistry leading the exodus, patients are increasingly seeing overseas care not as risky “medical tourism” but as a rational response to years…
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The NHS is now carrying close to £60 billion in negligence liabilities, admitting failures in vetting overseas clinicians, leaving over 600,000 women in gynaecology queues, and losing 17 working days per staff member to broken IT. For patients, the question is no longer about loyalty but risk. Increasingly, those who cannot wait are now arranging…
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As the Government eyes new tax revenues, Lord Kinnock has called for VAT to be imposed on private healthcare – framing it as a step toward fairness and funding the NHS. But this short-sighted move would raise costs for ordinary patients, worsen NHS backlogs and drive more doctors out of the UK. At a time…
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As NHS delays continue to frustrate patients, a growing number of UK adults are looking across the Channel for faster, high-quality healthcare. Public surveys consistently show a positive perception of EU medical standards, with countries like Germany and France held in particularly high regard. This blog explores how shifting attitudes toward the EU and its…
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As ageing populations and rising costs push global healthcare systems toward collapse, millions are turning to medical travel for faster, affordable treatment. The sector is booming – projected to exceed $180 billion by 2028 – and My Medical Gateway (MMG) is leading the way as the world’s only global digital marketplace for cross-border care. MMG…
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