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The postoperative complications of medical tourism may be costing the NHS up to £20,000 per patient, suggest the findings of a rapid review of the available data performed by UK researchers. However, data on the use, frequency and consequences for the NHS are incomplete and haphazard, making it currently impossible to fully understand the risks of opting for surgery overseas, the researchers warned. "There are areas of the UK, such as Wales and the South West of England, whic