Specialist insurance vital for “health tourists”
Health tourists need to purchase specialist travel insurance before they make a trip abroad for the purpose of undergoing medical treatment. During 2007, statistics show that Britons taking advantage of faster and cheaper treatments abroad is rising by around 30% per annum, with over 70,000 people choosing to have cosmetic surgery or elective medical treatments. The Post Office research found that over 25,000 people put themselves at risk last year by failing to take out adequate insurance cover. The head of the Post office Travel Services, Helen Warburton , says that it is “vital” that people purchase additional specialist cover when an overseas trip involves medical treatment.