Health tourism and the UK: some new developments.
Pre-empting the implementation of the EU draft Patient's Rights directive, the UK Government has issued regulations governing the reimbursement of costs of treatment to patients seeking treatment overseas. This article explores the new regulations and how they may impact on NHS resource allocation in the future.
McHale
Jean
J
School of Law, University of Birmingham.
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