It’s easy to find a clinic online. It takes more work to find out who will perform the procedure, what the hospital can handle and how the team will look after you afterwards. These are the questions we focus on.
1. Check the facility’s authorisation and support
We look at the treating facility’s authorisation and any relevant accreditation. For major operations, we ask about anaesthetic, intensive care and emergency arrangements at the site where you’d be treated.
2. Look for experience with the proposed procedure
We look at the clinician’s training and the procedures they regularly carry out. You can ask to discuss your case and any alternatives directly with the specialist.
3. Talk about what the procedure can achieve
Discuss the likely outcome with your clinician, including how it may change as you heal. Ask about the limitations of the procedure and what could happen if you choose to wait.
4. Check that implants can be traced
Where treatment involves implants or a device, ask which products the clinician proposes and what information you’ll be given for your records.
5. Clarify how follow-up works
Check when the clinic wants to see you again, what it will provide in writing and who you can contact about a problem in the UK. Find out more about what our coordination team can help with.
Meet the coordination team or browse the guide prices in pounds.
