Overview

• Influencers Midwife Marley and Doc Tally will share videos urging Britons to consult UK doctors first, avoid package-deal procedures and follow a safety checklist before booking surgery overseas.
• Draft regulations would limit high-risk operations such as BBLs to suitably qualified, CQC-regulated practitioners and require licences and age restrictions for clinics offering Botox, fillers and other treatments.
• Foreign Office data show 28 British deaths in Turkey since 2019 linked to medical tourism while the NHS spends more than £1 million annually treating related complications.
• Survivors like Sara Platt have criticised the TikTok campaign as inadequate, calling for authentic patient testimonies and highlighting social-media bans on posting injury images.
• The Royal College of Surgeons and other professional bodies are pressing for robust NHS data on post-tourism complications and stronger enforcement of safety standards.