Health Matters

Med de Tour ( http://www.meddetour.com ), a Berkshire-based medical tourism specialist, is helping long-suffering UK patients beat massive NHS waiting lists and avoid the rising cost of private healthcare. The company is opening up India and the best medical services it has to offer with breaks that combine high quality treatment and a relaxing holiday.

Med de Tour's breaks help people ease their pain and speed their recovery. By visiting India for treatment, patients can save literally thousands of pounds on their medical treatment, avoid waiting lists and experience one of the world's most popular tourist destinations at the same time. Immediate treatment of an exceedingly high standard is attracting over 100,000 foreign patients each year and has created an industry worth over $333 million*.

Med de Tour represents state of the art hospitals in India where top surgeons perform more operations then in any other country. Equipment and quality is on par with the best hospitals in the UK and US, and exemplary records are achieved for cardiac care, orthopaedics and neurosurgery. India's doctors have excellent world-wide credentials; which is reinforced by the fact that 36% of UK doctors are Indian**.

Med de Tour handles every stage of the vacation/treatment process, including: initial diagnosis; forwarding and receiving x-rays and medical reports; confirming treatment dates; booking international flights; ordering visas; booking accommodation and transport arrangements for the patient and their family; organising the post surgery holiday and arranging post surgery follow ups back in the UK. Med de Tour also identifies the best hospital and surgeons on the patient's behalf and ensures he/she is kept as comfortable and stress free as possible. While in India, each patient is visited regularly to ensure they are progressing well.

After their surgery and before returning to the UK, Med de Tour offers the patient the chance to go on a carefully planned, short holiday near the hospital to aid physical and mental recovery. How better to recover than relaxing on the beach, in the mountains, at wildlife sanctuaries, ayurvedic retreats and spiritual destinations. All travel arrangements are made by Med de Tour's sister company, Raptor Adventures - a fully bonded India-specialist travel operator.

Ms Sahar Ali, managing director of Med de Tour, comments: "Conde Nast and The Lonely Planet rank India amongst the top five countries UK residents would like to visit on holiday and, with the phenomenal growth in the healthcare industry, people now can combine a rejuvenating break with much-needed medical treatment. Most medical tourism service providers simply refer patients to hospitals then approach travel agents to obtain tickets and tour companies for accommodation and holiday options. We provide everything 'under one roof' and ensure the patient gets the best possible care from start to finish."

As well as arranging medical breaks, Med de Tour offers a 'Free 2nd Opinion' service on http://www.meddetour.com. Operated in conjunction with India's second largest hospital group, the facility enables members - who sign up free of charge - to send in their diagnosis, x-ray or blood test result for a second opinion. Med de Tour also represents several of the best hospitals in India and gives the option of visiting North or South India for treatment.

* Source: 'McKinsey & Co. and Confederation of Indian Industries report'
** Source: The Indian High Commission, UK

For further information you can contact Ms Sahar Ali on 01753 725401 or email: doctor@meddetour.com