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Read more: PFI returns to the NHS for outpatient clinics onlyThe 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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Read more: Why Flying for Treatment is Becoming the New NormalMedical 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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Read more: NHS Chaos Deepens as Strikes, Delays and Digital Failures CollideIndustrial 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 More than a million appointments have been rescheduled because of strikes, while outdated communication systems and an uneven NHS App rollout leave many patients without reliable information.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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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…