title: Treating patients abroad. Worlds apart.
abstract: The government is making a virtue out of necessity by letting the NHS use spare capacity on the continent to help clear waiting lists. Better-educated and informed patients are likely to benefit most. The move will encourage comparisons between health services in the UK and other European countries, even if take-up is limited.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Berman
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Higgins
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014195:Travel; D006113:United Kingdom; D014850:Waiting Lists