Licensing, cross-border rules, malpractice exposure and patient rights by jurisdiction.
Unreviewed Written 13 October 2026| 7 sources| The European guideline’s own statement that it does not address supply across member states Compassionate Use of Medicines Verified against primary record European legal basis A member state may make an unauthorised product available to a group of patients; programmes are set up and run nationally and committee … Read more
Unreviewed Written 9 October 2026| 5 sources| An official hospital investment total exists; nothing in it links to foreign patients Medical Tourism and Foreign Investment Verified against primary record The patient-travel trade mode Services supplied in the territory of one member to the service consumer of any other member[1] The investment trade mode Supply by … Read more
Unreviewed Written 9 October 2026| 6 sources| One tax incentive conditions relief on foreign patients being a tenth of the caseload Medical Tourism and Public Subsidies Verified against primary record The clearest conditioned incentive Qualified healthcare travellers must be at least 10 per cent of total patients each year of assessment[1] What it granted Income … Read more
Unreviewed Written 9 October 2026| 6 sources| Two reviews call the displacement claim speculation, and both are from 2011 or earlier Medical Tourism and Local Access to Care Verified against primary record What universal coverage means All people having access to the full range of quality services they need, without financial hardship[1] Where coverage stands … Read more
Unreviewed Written 2 October 2026| 8 sources| US discharge records carry a state code and no country code at all Hospital Discharge Data in Medical Tourism Verified against primary record What a discharge is A hospital patient being formally released after an episode of care[1] European residence variable Non-residents among all hospital discharges, per cent, … Read more
Unreviewed Written 2 October 2026| 4 sources| Waiting figures and a cross-border supply restriction read in the official record Gender-Affirming Care Abroad Verified against primary record Waiting, England Over 40,000 people waiting for a first adult clinic appointment at the end of March 2025[1] Wait already experienced An average of 296 weeks, about five years … Read more
Unreviewed Written 2 October 2026| 8 sources| The one sector with a codified international compliance regime Sports Medicine Travel Verified against primary record Who grants an exemption A national anti-doping organisation or an international federation, not the world agency[1] One body only An exemption can be submitted to only one anti-doping organisation[1] Treatment before approval … Read more
Unreviewed Written 30 September 2026| 4 sources| A licensing power in force since 2022 with no scheme made under it Medical Spa Tourism Verified against primary record England, the power A power to license non-surgical cosmetic procedures, in force since 1 July 2022[1] England, the scheme No licensing scheme had been made as at the … Read more
Unreviewed Written 30 September 2026| 3 sources| A government rule aimed at the practice could produce no count of it Birth Tourism Verified against primary record Unconditional citizenship by birth 33 countries identified in a 2018 comparative legal survey, most in the Americas and Caribbean[1] United States visa rule Pleasure does not include travel whose … Read more
Unreviewed Written 30 September 2026| 3 sources| A treaty project widely described as forthcoming has in fact stopped Surrogacy Abroad Verified against primary record Treaty status In March 2026 the governing body decided not to advance to drafting a convention at this stage[1] Next review The Permanent Bureau is to monitor developments and report before … Read more