Bulgaria is among the countries that can provide low-cost medical services and health professionals with considerable experience, which can turn it into an attractive tourist destination, a new study has shown.

Countries such as Poland and Bulgaria will experience a rush of Britons seeking cheap medical treatment abroad, an Economist Intelligence Unit report predicts, according to The Independent.

As cost pressures in the healthcare systems of rich countries rises, developing countries  have the chance to develop a medical tourism industry to boost revenues and develop healthcare expertise.

Figures suggest more than 50,000 people in the UK a year go abroad for treatment and the report said outbound medical travel from the UK had been growing far faster than inbound over the past decade.

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