Laws will make it easier to travel for medical treatment

A MAJOR step towards making it easier for patients to travel abroad for health treatment has been agreed by members of the European Parliament.

In theory EU citizens can be treated in other member states for illnesses but in practice getting permission and having the costs of treatment refunded can be difficult.

New legislation to make it easier has been put forward by the European Commission, but it needs both the member state governments and the European Parliament to agree the details.