Case Study | Health Tourism | UK Market Entry

Case Study | Health Tourism | UK Market Entry

UK Market Entry for a Health Tourism Brand

UK Market Entry for a Health Tourism Brand

UK Market Entry for a Health Tourism Brand

Medicape Health connects UK patients with specialist surgical and medical care in Turkey. Axelwin led their UK go-to-market strategy and SEO foundation. Within three months, core service pages are ranking on page one of Google UK.

THE SITUATION

An experienced team. A new brand. A high-scrutiny market.

Medicape Health is a new brand in Turkish health tourism, founded by a team with deep, longstanding expertise across the health industry. The opportunity to connect UK patients with specialist medical and surgical care in Turkey was clear. Building credibility in a market that scrutinises overseas providers closely required a carefully built foundation. UK patients researching surgical procedures apply significant due diligence before making any enquiry. In this context, search visibility is not just a traffic question. It is a trust signal. A brand that does not appear in Google does not exist in the consideration set. Axelwin was engaged in January 2026 to lead UK market entry strategy and provide ongoing SEO consultancy throughout the launch phase.

AXELWIN'S SCOPE

Strategy, structure, and search foundation

Advisory model: SEO execution is managed by Medicape's own team. Axelwin leads strategy and provides ongoing advisory on prioritisation and on-page direction. This model keeps execution costs with the client while ensuring strategic coherence.

RESULTS

Page one rankings. Three months in.

#5

Practitioner rankings, Google UK

Individual doctor pages ranking position 5 for relevant search terms in the UK market.

#8-9

Surgical procedure pages, Google UK

Primary surgical procedure pages ranking in the top 10 of Google UK organic results.

#11-17

Additional service pages, climbing

Further procedure pages tracking positions 11 to 17 and trending upward, with page one in range.

Google UK Search Positions - March 2026

Key practitioner search terms

Position 5

Page 1

Primary surgical procedure terms

Position 8 - 9

Page 1

Additional service category terms

Position 11 - 17

Climbing

ENGAGEMENT TIMELINE

From brief to rankings in 90 days

The engagement began in January 2026 with a full competitor and market analysis. Strategy was built and agreed within the first month. The UK site architecture and on-page advisory followed, with the first rankings appearing as pages were indexed.

The advisory model allowed the client's own team to execute at pace while Axelwin maintained strategic direction and prioritisation.

Competitor analysis, UK market landscape review, and GTM strategy development.

Engagement begins

JANUARY 2026

SEO-optimised site structure agreed. UK-targeted pages launched with on-page advisory from Axelwin.

UK pages rank

FEBRUARY 2026

SEO-optimised site structure agreed. UK-targeted pages launched with on-page advisory from Axelwin.

Page one rankings achieved

MARCH 2026

COMING Q2 2026

Performance advertising layer added

With organic visibility now established, Axelwin will begin managing Instagram performance campaigns for Medicape Health in Q2 2026. The goal: amplify existing search momentum and generate direct patient enquiry volume ahead of the peak summer season.

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