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Surgery: Medical Treatments Abroad

Asked by Dr Peter PrinsleyLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 24 January 2025UIN 24560

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to NHS England of treating complications arising from surgeries undertaken overseas by UK residents.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Department does not have data on the overall costs to the National Health Service for treating complications from surgeries conducted overseas. We are exploring ways to improve our understanding of the scale of the cost to the NHS.

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