The partnership will initially focus on creating a medical tourism pathway between the UK and India, offering “personalised, end-to-end care”.

This includes “prompt consultations … treatment at BTA-accredited hospitals in India following UK treatment and infection protocols, access to bespoke premium after-care facilities in India, and private insurance upon return”.

BTA is the training arm of the British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (BAPIO).

The pathway will be available to both UK and India-based patients, travelling either way.

“This global partnership is the first initiative of its kind and is fully aligned with BTA’s objectives of elevating healthcare standards, strengthening the ‘living bridge’ between the UK and India, and improving patient outcomes in both countries,” said Prof Parag Singhal, CEO of BAPIO Training Academy.

Dr Raajiv Singhal, Founding Member, Managing Director and Group CEO of Marengo Asia Hospitals, added: “We are honoured to be the preferred partner for medical tourism under the Indo-UK Clinical Corridor initiative. Through this association, patients from the UK will gain access to timely, high-quality treatment at Marengo Asia Hospitals in India.

Dr Singhal continued: “The strategic locations of our hospitals – particularly in the northern and western regions of India – are designed not only to serve local communities and civilians, but also to resonate with the large Indian diaspora from these very regions now settled in the UK.”

Turkey’s Liv Hospital Group and ARDI Insurance signed a medical tourism agreement of their own last month.