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Read more: MMG Welcomes Dr Francisco Martínez Saborido as Director of Clinical Strategy & InnovationMy Medical Gateway is proud to announce the appointment of Dr Francisco Martínez Saborido, MD, as Director of Clinical Strategy & Innovation. A senior Family Health Specialist with over 30 years of experience across Spain, the UK and the Cayman Islands, Dr Martínez brings exceptional expertise in family, emergency and legal medicine. He will lead…
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Read more: How Many Families Have Faced the Same NHS Struggle in Recent Years?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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Read more: The American Giant Changing the Future of UK Care HomesWelltower’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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Read more: Welltower’s £5.2 Billion Bet on Britain’s Ageing FutureIn 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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Read more: HM Hospitales: Spain’s Clinically Proven Healthcare Group Now Open to UK Patients via MMGHM Hospitales is one of Spain’s most trusted private healthcare groups, now available directly through My Medical Gateway. With over 20 university-affiliated hospitals across Madrid, Barcelona, Galicia and the Costa del Sol, it delivers more than 100,000 surgeries each year across oncology, cardiology, orthopaedics, fertility and advanced diagnostics. British patients seeking faster treatment without sacrificing…
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Read more: Half a Million Britons Flee NHS Queues: Why Going Abroad for Care Is Becoming the New NormalA 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
Read more: HM Hospitales Joins My Medical Gateway: UK Patients Gain New Access to Specialist Treatment in SpainMy 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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Read more: When Treatment Delays Become Risk, Patients Look Beyond the NHS for CertaintyThe 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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Read more: Independent Seniors: A Market Ready for Choice and ControlIn North America, the fastest-growing demographic is the independent senior – older adults who remain active, mobile, and determined to live on their own terms. They want housing that supports freedom, healthcare that sustains mobility, and choices that align with their lifestyle. Yet both U.S. and Canadian systems leave them frustrated: long waits or high…
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Read more: When “Universal” Begins to Crack: is Canada’s Healthcare in Crisis?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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