NHS spending up to £19k a time treating people suffering after overseas surgery, research finds

Study suggests as many as 53% of ‘medical tourists’ end up with complications such as infections and organ failure

The NHS is spending up to almost £20,000 a time treating people who have suffered serious setbacks after having medical procedures abroad, research has found.

Hospitals are having to “pick up the pieces” when things go wrong for the growing number of Britons going overseas for weight loss surgery, breast enlargements or other operations.