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Category: NHS
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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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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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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 More than a million appointments have been rescheduled because of strikes, while outdated communication systems and an uneven NHS App rollout leave many patients without reliable information.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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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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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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NHS GPs are threatening strike action over new online booking rules, warning practices could be swamped. Patients, however, face the same outcome: longer waits and mounting frustration. With UK waiting lists at record levels, timely care feels out of reach. My Medical Gateway (MMG) offers an alternative – world-class hospitals across Europe, accredited surgeons, clear…
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The government has reintroduced NHS trust league tables, ranking every hospital in England by waiting times, safety and outcomes. Ministers claim the move will raise standards, but for patients on record waiting lists the reality is unchanged: league tables do not shorten delays or relieve pain. Worse, Germany’s experience shows such rankings can distort incentives,…
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