IMTJ blog

Keep in touch with the latest comments and developments in the industry by reading or subscribing to our blog. Written by IMTJ editor in chief Keith Pollard, the blog is updated frequently.

Light at the end of the medical tourism tunnel?
02/02/2010 Following my outpourings on the “Outlook for Medical Tourism in 2010”, I am pleased to say that I’ve received some positive feedback (always a good thing.... I’ll keep on blogging!). And some...
The outlook for medical tourism in 2010
14/01/2010 Before looking forward to 2010, let's look back and assess where medical tourism is now. So, was 2009 a good year for medical tourism? In 2009, we heard medical tourism “experts” across the world...
The opportunities for Korea in medical tourism
14/12/2009 South Korea is a country that has come late to the medical tourism game, but it may in the long term become one of the winners. Perhaps initially attracted by the inflated forecasts that are touted...
Budapest: the “dental capital of Europe”
19/10/2009 A recent visit to Budapest, the “dental capital of Europe” made me consider the perception of medical travel. Many people think that if you’re travelling abroad for treatment because it is far...
Practice makes perfect...a message for medical tourism providers and patients
29/09/2009 In the largest ever study of hospital mortality rates published in the UK,"death rates for emergency patients jump 6 per cent when newly qualified doctors start work. The Health Services Journal...
Transparency and fraud in health tourism
22/09/2009 One of the criticisms of buying services via the web is that you cannot always be sure with whom you are actually dealing. This is especially true in the field of health and medical tourism. When you...
Dental tourism...Let's work together
17/09/2009 The Irish Dental Association is the most recent medical professionals body to publish a "survey" raising doubts about medical tourism.In a recent press release from the Irish Dental...
Increase in IVF tourism in Europe
01/07/2009 At Treatment Abroad, we've seen increasing interest from IVF clinics abroad that are experiencing significant growth in patient numbers from the UK and other European countries.The latest report from...
Medical tourism and a medical city ...a lesson from history
11/06/2009 Back in the mid 1990's, before someone, somewhere coined the term medical tourism, I was a UK Marketing Director with an American owned hospital company. We were big in medical tourism.... but in...
NHS Patient Choice - Lessons for medical tourism
28/05/2009 In the UK, "patient choice" is one of the driving forces in healthcare. Since April 2008, patient choice has been extended in the UK. Patients can choose which hospital they are treated...
A word of warning for medical tourism companies
21/04/2009 A woman from Wales who underwent cosmetic surgery in Belgium is bringing a test case against the Belgian clinic in the UK courts.The patient is suing the clinic after undergoing a face-lift and upper...
The war of words....Is it medical tourism or medical travel?
15/04/2009 I just read Constantine Constantinides informative and latest missive on medical tourism. Constantine runs Healthcare Cybernetics and is one of the "wise heads" of medical...
The challenge facing the medical tourism industry
14/04/2009 The recent European Congress on Health Tourism in Budapest reflected some of the current issues and challenges facing the medical tourism industry, particularly those presented by a world recession....
NHS staff numbers reach an all-time high
25/03/2009 The UK Department of Health today released it's latest update on NHS staff numbers. It reflects the investment that the UK has been putting into the NHS in recent years, and also has an impact on...
Will Obama end the American medical tourism dream?
12/03/2009 As reported in International Medical Travel Journal this week, President Obama has pledged to cure Americans from "the crushing cost of health costs." His proposed reforms include lower...