Written questions

Health Services: Foreign Nationals

Commons · Question 78035 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 17 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle health tourism.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 17 Oct 2025

In relation to United Kingdom nationals travelling abroad for treatment, 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...