Medical tourism: a cost or benefit to the NHS?

J Hanefeld, D Horsfall, N Lunt, R Smith - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
'Medical Tourism'–the phenomenon of people travelling abroad to access medical treatment-
has received increasing attention in academic and popular media. This paper reports …

What do we know about medical tourism? A review of the literature with discussion of its implications for the UK National Health Service as an example of a public …

J Hanefeld, R Smith, D Horsfall… - Journal of Travel …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background Medical tourism is a growing phenomenon. This review of the literature maps
current knowledge and discusses findings with reference to the UK National Health Service …

A framework for exploring the policy implications of UK medical tourism and international patient flows

NT Lunt, R Mannion, M Exworthy - Social Policy & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
It is estimated that over 50,000 individuals from the UK each year elect to fund their own
treatment abroad. Such treatments commonly include cosmetic and dental surgery; cardio …

UK medical tourists in Thailand: they are not who you think they are

T Noree, J Hanefeld, R Smith - Globalization and health, 2014 - Springer
Background Travel for medical treatment is an aspect of globalization and health that is
comparatively less understood. Little is known about volume, characteristic and motivation of …

[HTML][HTML] Implications for the NHS of inward and outward medical tourism: a policy and economic analysis using literature review and mixed-methods approaches

N Lunt, RD Smith, R Mannion, ST Green, M Exworthy… - 2015 - europepmc.org
Background The study examined the implications of inward and outward flows of private
patients for the NHS across a range of specialties and services. Objectives To generate a …

Medical tourism: assessing the evidence on treatment abroad

N Lunt, P Carrera - Maturitas, 2010 - Elsevier
The review focuses on one growing dimension of health care globalisation–medical tourism,
whereby consumers elect to travel across borders or to overseas destinations to receive …

Environmental: Medical tourism

P Leggat - Australian Family Physician, 2015 - search.informit.org
Background: Medical tourism is a burgeoning industry in our region. It involves patients
travelling outside of their home country for medical treatment. Objective: This article provides …

[HTML][HTML] What do we know about Canadian involvement in medical tourism? A scoping review

J Snyder, VA Crooks, R Johnston, P Kingsbury - Open Medicine, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Medical tourism, the intentional pursuit of elective medical treatments in foreign
countries, is a rapidly growing global industry. Canadians are among those crossing …

Medical tourism: A snapshot of evidence on treatment abroad

N Lunt, D Horsfall, J Hanefeld - Maturitas, 2016 - Elsevier
The scoping review focuses on medical tourism, whereby consumers elect to travel across
borders or to overseas destinations to receive their treatment. Such treatments include …

Surgical tourism and the globalisation of healthcare

C Healy - Irish Journal of Medical Science, 2009 - Springer
In an era of globalisation, a growing number of patients are seeking surgical treatment
abroad. The term surgical tourism was coined to describe the practice of travelling outside …