Risky Medical Tourism Strains NHS as Brits Face Surgery Complications Abroad
Belfast, Northern Ireland — Rising concerns over the consequences of medical tourism have come to the forefront as UK nationals seeking cheaper medical procedures abroad often return with complications that burden the National Health Service (NHS), leading medical experts reported at the British Medical Association’s annual meeting. The lure of affordable surgeries and shorter waiting times has increasingly led Britons to opt for medical interventions overseas, encouraged by aggressive marketing on social media platforms. However, …