Health Minister Lord Howe is launching an initiative at the Arab Health Congress in Dubai today to provide international access to UK healthcare services.
Healthcare UK is a joint initiative between the Department of Health, NHS Commissioning Board and UK Trade & Investment, to help international customers access the UK's healthcare expertise and raise the value of the UK's trade in healthcare products and services.
Lord Howe said: "The UK is a world leader in healthcare, with unrivalled experience and expertise in meeting the health needs of a diverse population.
"Healthcare UK is good news for the UK economy which will benefit from the extra jobs and revenue created by our highly successful healthcare industries as they trade more across the globe. It also means more money for the NHS across the UK."
Healthcare UK will use UK Trade & Investment's network of professional advisers in 100 countries to provide UK capabilities in healthcare - private, public and academic - and identify the biggest international opportunities in healthcare to create culturally appropriate propositions.
The initiative will also facilitate a combined group of UK organisations to provide resolutions to major healthcare challenges.
