Advertisement

What type of person chooses to go for treatment abroad?

18-Jul-2017

The trend for UK patients to go abroad for medical treatment continues.

Whether for cosmetic treatment, dental procedures, help with fertility or any other of a number of therapies, more people from the UK are considering getting treatment abroad.

The factors driving patients towards international treatment include rising costs in the UK, longer NHS waiting lists and a postcode lottery in some areas.

But who is the typical UK medical tourist?

Treatment Abroad has analysed he demographics of UK medical tourists to gain a better insight into the market. This has been done through examination of the reviews submitted to the website Medical Tourism Reviews over the past year.

The analysis shows that the typical UK medical tourists is female aged between 35-44 years old. She is most liley to be looking for dental treatment, but the ever popular breast augmentation is not far behind.

Most reviewed healthcare treatments

  • Dental treatment
  • Breast augmentation
  • Obesity
  • IVF
  • Hair treatment

If you are interested in getting treatment abroad, please complete our treatment enquiry form.

Get a quote for treatment abroad

Get a quote
  1. Complete the enquiry form
  2. Select countries of interest
  3. Providers respond
    directly
View online FREE GUIDE

Why treatment abroad could be right for you

- Costs/NHS funding
- Choosing a clinic or surgeon
- What if something goes wrong?

Additional information

Please provide the following information to get a better idea of the overall cost of your medical travel. We will factor in the typical price of travel, accommodation and travel insurance along with the cost of the treatment.



I am travelling from:
No. of travellers:

Skip this step  >    

Find providers of treatment abroad

 
 
In the following countries:
Show cheapest countries

Compare the average cost of treatment, flights, accommodation & insurance

 

Include medical travel agencies

 Yes  No
 

Medical tourism articles

Medical tourism news

Advertisement
Advertisement