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Dear Customers, Many of you will have read the news that from 30 March 2020 private hospitals will, for an initial period of 14 weeks, allocate practically all of their capacity to the NHS to support and care for Covid-19 patients. This is a critical step to preserve lives throughout the UK. We are fully supportive of all that is being done to bring this crisis to an end and extremely grateful to the dedicated doctors and nurses. We are working with healthcare providers and hospitals to understa ...

Aviva have today released a document to explain its position with regards to the COVID-19 virus. Nick Reynolds  Aviva UK Health and Wellbeing Sales Director said the Government has announced that the NHS will cancel all elective and non-emergency procedures in NHS hospitals.Any procedures or consultations for conditions which are not life threatening, or time-critical, will be cancelled. The Government has also recently announced an agreement between the NHS and private facilities which wil ...

As the private sector has made its facilities available to the NHS it gives the UK a fighting chance to support anyone who falls ill from the COVID-19 virus. The additional resource could be used to enable the NHS to continue to carry out urgent operations such as cancer treatments. The private sector is providing these services at cost and we must salute them in coming together for the good of the nation. As non urgent operations are being cancelled it has resulted in many conversations with cl ...

Due to the rapidly escalating global situation for COVID-19, undertaking medical evacuations across borders has become extremely challenging. Many countries have locked down their borders or have increased restrictions for entry into their country. Emergency evacuation remains eligible under our terms and conditions if a member’s condition requires medical facilities that are not available locally. However, controls and restrictions put in place by government bodies and medical evacuation ...

As COVID‑19 continues to spread within the UK, the number of people needing to be treated in hospital continues to rise. You will have no doubt read that NHS England has reached an agreement with the independent health sector to reallocate its national hospital capacity en bloc to the NHS.With unprecedented levels of demand on NHS services, we understand the requirement to prioritise treatments and focus on the needs of the most vulnerable. This is a significant national cr ...

We recognise the exceptional circumstances that we’re all facing as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic. The nation is in an unprecedented situation, health services across the country are under tremendous pressure and many families, individuals and businesses are facing great uncertainty. Bupa is in a position to help and we are here to play our part. We are redirecting resources and people to support the NHS and other public health bodies wherever we can during this difficult time. ...

Private Medical insurance has never been more affordable for both individuals & businesses to provide, with a vast array of options to meet everyone’s budget and healthcare needs. Health insurance policies have adapted over the years to meet our ever changing health and wellbeing needs, one such change being the introduction of private GP and prescription services by many of the insurers. Imagine being able to speak to a GP and obtain a prescription without leaving your home or place ...