From The Independent:
British patients may soon have the right to be treated anywhere in EU.
Europe stands on the brink of a historic decision to open its borders to medical tourism, casting a dramatic spotlight on the performance of the UK's health system against that of neighbouring countries.
Cancer treatment, heart surgery and hip replacements could be available, in certain circumstances, to UK citizens in any of the EU's 27 countries. Under the plans, they would have the right to seek treatment anywhere which offered quicker access to care than was available on the NHS, with the NHS picking up the bill.
Citizens of other EU countries would have a corresponding right to come to the UK for treatment. Patients would have to be referred by a doctor and demonstrate they faced an "undue" delay for treatment in their own country.
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British patients may soon have the right to be treated anywhere in EU.
Europe stands on the brink of a historic decision to open its borders to medical tourism, casting a dramatic spotlight on the performance of the UK's health system against that of neighbouring countries.
Cancer treatment, heart surgery and hip replacements could be available, in certain circumstances, to UK citizens in any of the EU's 27 countries. Under the plans, they would have the right to seek treatment anywhere which offered quicker access to care than was available on the NHS, with the NHS picking up the bill.
Citizens of other EU countries would have a corresponding right to come to the UK for treatment. Patients would have to be referred by a doctor and demonstrate they faced an "undue" delay for treatment in their own country.
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