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Category: Medical Travel
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In this personal account, MMG’s Medical Director Dr Paul Grant shares his own experience of medical travel after choosing to undergo multi-focal lens replacement surgery abroad. Faced with prohibitive UK prices, he found world-class care at a highly accredited ophthalmology clinic in Zagreb at less than half the cost. Following an excellent outcome and seamless…
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When access to timely treatment at home falls short, more British patients are looking abroad for solutions. A recent ITV Cymru Wales report tells the story of Susan Marks, who travelled to Lithuania for knee replacement surgery after being told she was too young for the NHS waiting list. Her experience highlights why accredited European…
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Medical travel is no longer fringe behaviour. It is now a global response to some of the deepest structural pressures in modern healthcare: ageing populations, rising treatment costs, overstretched national systems, unaffordable insurance and growing waiting times. At the same time excellent hospitals in nearby countries offer high-quality care at far lower prices. These forces…
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Industrial action, record waiting lists, cancelled operations and widespread administrative failures now define daily life inside the NHS. More than a million appointments have been rescheduled because of strikes, while outdated communication systems and an uneven NHS App rollout leave many patients without reliable information. Routine letters arrive late or not at all and cancelled…
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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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HM Hospitales Joins My Medical Gateway: UK Patients Gain New Access to Specialist Treatment in Spain
My Medical Gateway (MMG) is pleased to announce that HM Hospitales, one of Spain’s leading private healthcare groups, has officially joined the platform. With a network of internationally accredited hospitals renowned for excellence across cardiology, oncology, orthopaedics, diagnostics and women’s health, this partnership enables UK patients to access advanced treatment in Spain at prices significantly…
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Canada’s universal healthcare system is under severe strain. Patients are waiting record lengths for diagnostic scans, specialist consultations, and elective surgeries, while emergency departments face closures from chronic staff shortages. Surveys show growing dissatisfaction as delays stretch from weeks to months, leaving patients in pain and uncertainty. Promises of reform are slow to deliver.
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Nearly 96,000 cancer patients turned to UK private hospitals last year, a record surge as NHS waiting lists hit crisis point. Chemotherapy admissions alone jumped by nine per cent, making cancer one of the leading reasons patients are going private. But behind the headline lies a hard truth: UK private hospitals are costly, rely on…
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At My Medical Gateway (MMG), we believe medical travel should be safe, transparent, and stress-free. That’s why we created the MMG Treatment Package – a clearly defined bundle that sets out exactly what is included and what is not. With built-in support, secure payments, finance options and specialist insurance, the package provides peace of mind…
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