India is the target global top desk doctor, according to a new report from market research. A study on the Indian healthcare sector, conducted by RNCOS, revealed the medical tourism market of the country to be worth an additional $ 310 million, is expected to rise to $ 2 billion by 2012. Medical infrastructure and technology in India are accepted to be on a par with the United Kingdom and the United States and hospital expenses accessible services efficient and make it an attractive option for patients who seek treatment abroad. Figures show that 120 thousand patients overseas traveled to India in 2005 to receive private medical treatment and this should increase by 30%. The most common treatments that visitors are seeking cardiac surgery, knee surgery, cosmetic surgery and dental treatments, procedures that patients may not be eligible under the NHS and that generally have long waiting lists in the United Kingdom.
RNCOS completed: "overview of the health sector shows that the medical infrastructure and technology [India] is on par with the United States, United Kingdom and Europe". India can vie with some of their best hospitals and treatment centres in the world and thus make it a favourable destination.
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