Private Medical Insurance
Private Medical Insurance (PMI) is, typically, for people who want to cover the cost of private medical care for acute, short-term and curable conditions, rather than existing, long term health problems, disabilities or incurable diseases.
Having additional health insurance means that when you need medical treatment, in most cases, you won’t need to worry about waiting times on the NHS. It can also pay for, or towards, the cost of consultations, tests or surgery that you would otherwise have to foot yourself.
You can get a range of different levels of cover, at varying costs. Giving you choice over the kind of cover you pay for.
Health insurance is designed to offer treatment alongside the services provided by the NHS. For example, doctors appointments would still be through the NHS, but with private medical insurance you could also receive: