Private healthcare

[tom_e]

It really isnt, the dental is cool, we upload receipts of dental work and we get the cheque in the post a couple of weeks later.

When i requested a Dr's appointment it was a 24hr wait for it to be reviewed.

My GP is fantastic, i dont have the 8am rush, we fill in a form online and it is reviewed by a Dr and i can only assume based on what you put on the form depends on how quickly you're seen. In my case i think they offered 2 days later.

To be fair it sounds like your particular provider is poor and/or your GP isn't on it's backside.

I wouldn't even be able to get a GP appointment in the time it's taken me to self refer and be booked in with a physio through Aviva.

 

[n111ck]

So the only thing the private healthcare did was to expedite it? It was you who used the NHS and chose not to wait, you had know idea how long it would have taken otherwise

‘Only thing’ lol - check out the waiting times for initial consultations on your local hospital website.

Would be utter craziness to cancel private health cover.

 

[Tom_ed1987]

Sounds like a bit of a bargain OP.

 

[413x]

‘Only thing’ lol - check out the waiting times for initial consultations on your local hospital website.

Would be utter craziness to cancel private health cover.

Agreed.
That is the main thing about private. Wait times.
When you see a consultant in nhs it's good. But the wait time could be deadly.

 

[RockLobster]

I had private healthcare with my current employer but it ended end of December last year. I had a shoulder operation as a day patient in the November. I had to wait 3 weeks for the op after I had my MRI scan. I saw the insurance bill it was around 5k. Surgeon told me if I had gone through the NHS I would be looking at a 3 year wait. Looking to pay private health care myself I’ve been quoted £85 a month.

 

[Narj]

Seems that private insurance isn't all it's cracked up to be in you case.

My employer ditched Cigna because they were awful - I think they have pulled out of the UK market now.

BUPA are excellent.

 

[aVdub]

Hi chaps

I’m lucky enough to get private healthcare with my work place.

Thou the cost of the private healthcare is free, in the terms that work pays for it. I have to pay the tax as it’s considered as a taxable benefit.

The cost of this has jumped from £57.50 to £73.50 (22%), therefore I'm no longer paying £11.50 per month but £14.70 per month, that's £176.40 per year
I'm thinking of opting out of the scheme as I don't use it so it's not much of a benefit.... but with the state of the NHS, it

Thoughts?

I've used mine a lot last year and many of the consultants I see, that also worked for the NHS, told me to never give up on the private as the NHS is on it's knees, with one using the words It's ******.

 

[Chrisc]

To be fair it sounds like your particular provider is poor and/or your GP isn't on it's backside.

I wouldn't even be able to get a GP appointment in the time it's taken me to self refer and be booked in with a physio through Aviva.

My GP went through a real rough patch a few years ago whereby it would be 4-5 weeks for an appointment.

the introduction to the online form is fantastic, I suspect it heavily reduces time wasters.

 

[tonys]

‘Only thing’ lol - check out the waiting times for initial consultations on your local hospital website.

Would be utter craziness to cancel private health cover.

I didn't say it was crazy to cancel. What I said was, all the private healthcare did was to allow them to see a consultant
and get treatment quicker. The way in which they would have been treated would have been the same all apart from the time factor.

 

[tonys]

I've used mine a lot last year and many of the consultants I see, that also worked for the NHS, told me to never give up on the private as the NHS is on it's knees, with one using the words It's ******.

And while they are working privately whose manning the NHS?

 

[aVdub]

And while they are working privately whose manning the NHS?

No one cares!

 

[Kenai]

And while they are working privately whose manning the NHS?

The ones idealistic or incompetent enough to stay there earning way less than is available to them seemingly anywhere else they choose

 

[tonys]

My GP went through a real rough patch a few years ago whereby it would be 4-5 weeks for an appointment.

the introduction to the online form is fantastic, I suspect it heavily reduces time wasters.

It's only great when, you have Internet access, it works or you can understand it. If you can't do any of that you still have to go in or phone, but they don't like answering the phone half the time at my surgery

 

[tonys]

No one cares!

That's one of the reasons it's on it's a knees

 

[aVdub]

That's one of the reasons it's on it's a knees

I'm not qualified to say one way or another, but I'm sure that is not the reason and TBH if you was on a sinking ship full of **** and another ship came alongside, loaded with nice things and more temptations, would you stay on the sinking ship?

 

[Bobmunkhouse]

Keep it and extend to family if possible....NHS has collapsed.... only people who don't realise yet are the lucky who have not had to use it....

 

[dirtychinchilla]

So the only thing the private healthcare did was to expedite it? It was you who used the NHS and chose not to wait, you had know idea how long it would have taken otherwise

I'm not sure what point you're making. It was faster, yes, and the consultant was excellent. I had the test and the consultation done in the same day.

 

[Narj]

And while they are working privately whose manning the NHS?

Many are working their contracted hours in the NHS and doing private work in addition outside of those hours. I don't know how they have the energy to be honest but fair play - why not make the extra money.

 

[tonys]

I'm not qualified to say one way or another, but I'm sure that is not the reason and TBH if you was on a sinking ship full of **** and another ship came alongside, loaded with nice things and more temptations, would you stay on the sinking ship?

I did say one of the reasons, now wouldn't that depend on why it was sinking? If it had a hole in it and there wasn't anything you could do about it yes(Titanic) or if it was awash and slowly going down because of water ingress, but you could keep it afloat by bailing it out and throwing unwanted items out, therefore save it what would you do?
You could also use the second ship to help lighten the burden

 

[aVdub]

I did say one of the reasons, now wouldn't that depend on why it was sinking? If it had a hole in it and there wasn't anything you could do about it yes(Titanic) or if it was awash and slowly going down because of water ingress, but you could keep it afloat by bailing it out and throwing unwanted items out, therefore save it what would you do?

I don't really care tbh and get what I want by paying a little extra.

You may be better off asking other members here.