Apologies if this has already been posted, but I did a search and nothing surfaced.
I am a Canadian in need of a hip surgery and I am seriously considering having Dr. McMinn in the UK do the procedure. I am curious if anyone from outside of the UK/EU has gone over to have Dr. McMinn perform the procedure, and if so, if anyone had any luck claiming back the VAT tax (now 20%) after returning home. I know that many retail businesses offer this on goods sold to tourists, and I would hope that the same policy would apply to a non-resident/tourist having a surgical procedure performed in the UK. I have sent emails to the UK Govt agency, but keep receiving responses related to business claims. It would be great if this was available because a 20% savings would definitely help ease the sticker shock of having to cover the costs personally.
Thanks.
JT