The Schengen visa, for treatment — Care Abroad Europe issues no dedicated treatment visa. A patient travelling to the Schengen area for care applies for the ordinary short-stay uniform visa under Regulation (EC) No 810/2009, the Community Code on Visas, and proves… nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/rule/schengen-medical-visa/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 33K
Facilitator — Care Abroad The commercial party between a patient and a hospital abroad. It gathers records, produces a quote, books the surgeon, often books the flight and the hotel, and meets the patient at the airport. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/word/facilitator/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 35K
In hospital — Care Abroad Admission, operation, ward, discharge. For the length of the stay the patient is inside an institution whose rules, staffing and law are the destination's, with no home clinician involved, and with a bill accruing… nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/step/in-hospital/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 30K
The discharge summary — Care Abroad A document handed over at discharge that states what was done. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/step/the-discharge-summary/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 33K
Booking the flight — Care Abroad Two dates are bought at once, weeks before any operation happens. The outbound follows the clinic's calendar. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/step/booking-the-flight/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 31K
The S2 route — Care Abroad Prior authorisation to be treated in another EEA state's public system at that state's expense, issued on a certificate the patient carries. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/rule/s2-route/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 35K
The IMTJ Medical Travel Summit and Awards — Care Abroad The trade's own annual gathering, run by the publisher of the International Medical Travel Journal alongside an awards ceremony. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/event/imtj-summit/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 31K
The visa — Care Abroad Entry permission for treatment. Some states issue a dedicated class that names the hospital and admits a companion; others treat a patient arriving for surgery as an ordinary visitor. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/step/the-visa/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 32K
Choosing a facilitator — Care Abroad An intermediary stands between the patient and the hospital: it collects records, produces a quote, books the surgeon, sometimes books the flight and the hotel, and meets the patient at the airport. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/step/choosing-a-facilitator/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 35K
Coronary angioplasty and stent — Care Abroad A catheter is threaded from the wrist or the groin to the heart, dye shows where a coronary artery is narrowed, a balloon opens it and a metal mesh tube is left behind to hold it open. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/procedure/angioplasty-stent/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 50K
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