About 25% of the adult population suffers from chronic venous insufficiency and varicose veins. Leg ulcers are more likely to occur in women than men, usually between 50 and 80 years of age. Many people ask us about the treatment of varicose veins abroad with the...
Patients waiting for surgery in the NHS queues, have the right to go abroad and undergo surgery in a state or private facility, with a subsequent reimbursement of NHS treatment costs according the the laws outlined by the EU Directive on Cross-Boarded Healthcare. To qualify for...
The Cross-Border Directive, which underlies cross-border medicine with the NHS refund, also allows the reimbursement of medical costs for treatment that has already taken place. Patients may apply for reimbursement of the costs of medical services that have been performed since October 2013. Most types of...
Are you ordinarily resident in England with rights to NHS treatment? Have you heard about treatment options in private clinics outside of England with a NHS refund guarantee, but would you like to learn more? Check what you should do to make the treatment in...
The article has been prepared on the basis of a report on "Patient Rights in the Cross-Border Directive within the European Union" prepared for the European Commission. In this article, we will analyze the most common reasons why patients opt for treatment abroad. We will...
In the last few weeks we have received a lot of messages from you asking if you can be treated abroad with NHS refund on the basis of the cross-border directive without having the permanent residency status in the UK. The answer to this question...
Have you had enough with queues to the doctor and distant treatment times? Are you stick of constantly seeing you GP instead of a specialist doctor? Stop waiting for health – choose treatment at reputable private clinics in Poland and gain time, high standards of...
In this post, we will show you the path that Med4EU customers take from the first time they contact us to when they receive the NHS reimbursement check . One of our first clients suffered from a femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAI) - a degenerative condition leading...
Patients considering treatment abroad can choose between two routes: S2 route and EU Directive route. The three basic elements are different for each treatment: the way patients pay for treatment, the treatment sector (private / public) and the application process. Treatment costs S2 route NHS pays for treatment....
Another story we want to tell you, is of our patients who, due to her skin problems, visits her dermatologist at least 4 times a year. Our patient has had skin problems for over 10 years. She has lived in England for the last 6 years,...