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Medical Treatments: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve patient awareness of the potential risks of undergoing medical procedures overseas.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
5 Jun 2026
Target answer date
15 Jun 2026
Answer
15 Jun 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve patient awareness of the potential risks of undergoing medical procedures overseas.

  2. 15 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Department has recently updated guidance that advises anyone considering a procedure abroad to carefully research the treatment in question, the qualifications of their clinician, and the regulations that apply in any specific country. The Department ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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