Table 1.
Stakeholders that took part in the study
| Stakeholder group | Country | Stakeholder Number |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health | UK | 1, 2, 3, |
| Ministry of Health | India | 20,21 |
| Healthcare provider | UK | 4 |
| Healthcare provider | India | 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, |
| Medical tourism facilitator1 | UK | 6 |
| Medical tourism facilitator1 | India | 27 |
| Think tank | UK | 7 |
| Medical tourists and companions | UK | 8, 9, 10 |
| NGO | India | 11 |
| Academic | India | 26 |
| Insurance company | India | 29,30 |
| Industry association | UK | 5 |
| Industry association | India | 12, 15 |
1In the category of Medical tourism facilitators we included agencies that either pre-arranged services for the medical tourists (including transport, hospital stay, medical procedures, accompanying person) or provided information services on medical tourism, destinations and providers to potential medical tourists.