Private health insurance - the support you need, when you need it

Private medical insurance - sometimes called PMI, private healthcare or private health cover - gives you the reassurance of knowing that, should the need arise, you and your family will enjoy medical treatment privately, without waiting for the NHS to treat you.

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For anyone who'd rather not wait for medical treatment

While the NHS does a good job in very difficult circumstances, you still might not receive your treatment as quickly as you'd like - and waiting can be emotionally or physically difficult.

Private health insurance could be right for you if you want...

  • Prompt treatment
    Private health insurance gives you and your family prompt access to the treatment covered by your plan.
  • A wide choice of hospitals and specialists
    Our health insurance cover offers a choice of when you are treated and the hospital you are treated in, with access to over 24,000 specialists / consultants.
  • Comfortable, private facilities
    If you need to be admitted into hospital for treatment, private health insurance typically means you'll benefit from excellent facilities - for example, most of our network of over 250 quality assessed hospitals offer private en-suite rooms with TV, telephone and radio.

Private medical insurance works in the same way as any other insurance – it’s based on managing the risk of unforeseen events. You pay your premium, either in instalments or in one lump sum, so that if you fall ill you’ll be able to receive any eligible medical treatment privately – avoiding any potential NHS waiting lists. Think of it as peace of mind.

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A member's story video

Member's story - This member had medical treatment for a damaged disc in her back.

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Had a fantastic room looking over the Thames. Great service, the staff were wonderful, they couldn't do enough for me.

Everytime I got in touch with PPP about the next stage of things they were always extremely helpful, all the staff knew exactly what to do ... and I had nothing to worry about. It was an absolute easy experience.

Personally I would prefer to have all the tests I can to make sure everything is going to be alright, and use the facilities that I have got at my disposal.

I would say it's a very useful thing to have ... I've had lots of things done, which I couldn't have had done otherwise.

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Over one and a half million people now living in the UK have had a heart attack in the past. Two million have angina or heart failure.*

*Source: Trends in coronary heart disease, British Heart Foundation, February.

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