Growing numbers of Brits are eschewing the free NHS to engage in health tourism abroad in low cost hospitals as waiting lists, superbug concerns and lack of access to NHS dentists (which are invariably not free) continue to cause health worries for many.
Around 70,000 are currently electing for health treatments abroad in India , Hungary [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘NHS’
October 28, 2007
Health Tourism Grows
September 15, 2007
The First Cut Won’t Hurt At All
I’m now on notice for some time in hospital via the NHS so. Hurray for modern medicine (my new brain should ready for transplanting in a couple of months time). Personally it’s a double edged sword in that the NHS actually has enough money (our local PCT was previously severely overspent) but tempered with the [...]
August 23, 2007
The NHS Electronic Prescription By Donkey Service
I’ve just popped into my local pharmacy to collect a prescription I put in over a week and a half ago. I live many miles from my GP’s surgery and it’s no longer convenient to drop a prescription in there and collect it later so I signed up to the prescription service at our local [...]
August 7, 2007
Patientline NHS Cuts Prices Despite Losses
The troubled Patientline which supplies an expensive NHS phone and entertainment service in many UK NHS hospitals has cut its call charges despite mounting losses and criticism of its prices and selling tactics. The bedside phone company has reversed its April increase to 26p a minute back to the 10p a minutes rate [...]
June 19, 2007
NHS Choice Website Launches
Hmmm….choice….Nice idea. A funky looking website that looks like it might ultimately be another mouthpiece for government target culture and league tables. I’m unsure what benefit these facts and figures are for me as I’m sure spouting the website acquired statistics at my GP will go down like a stone through a wet paper bag. [...]
