The Reference Desk

Help & Reference

A calm place to get your bearings. Tell us roughly why you’re here and we’ll point you to the right desk — the questions, the words, the method, or a person to write to. No queues, no chat-bot, no pressure.

Start here · what brings you in?

3 paths

I’m comparing countries for a procedure Start at the map or the rankings, then put two or three side by side. To the map I’m looking at a score and want to understand it Read the methodology and the scale — what a 1–5 means, and how we got there. How we score I’m deciding whether this is worth paying for Read a full sample report free, then see exactly what a purchase adds. What you get

The desks

6 places

Questions Frequently asked questions Honest answers on what this is, how current it is, what you pay for, refunds, and where our coverage ends. Read the questions, candidly Words Glossary of terms JCI, bundled pricing, medical visa, standard of care — the field’s jargon defined plainly, in A–Z order. Browse the terms, A–Z Method Methodology & the scale How a report is researched and scored, and the published 1–5 scale with a worked example for every band. Read how we judge See it work Read a sample report A full report — every citation resolved — so you can check the apparatus before you ever pay. Open the sample A person Contact the editors A real desk for questions, billing, and editorial corrections. We read every note and reply within two working days. Write to us All our coverage Sitemap & index Everything we publish, laid out as a printed index: 19 countries, 8 specialties, 112 factors, and the key pages. See the structure

One thing we can’t help with

We can’t advise on your medical case, recommend a clinic, or tell you whether to travel — that has to come from a clinician who can examine you. What we can do is make the comparison legible and the evidence checkable, so your conversation with that clinician is a better one.