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Private healthcare for mental health usually means using private medical insurance (PMI) to pay for things like outpatient psychiatric consultations, talking therapies and, on some plans, inpatient psychiatric treatment, with cover levels and session limits set by each policy. It is not a replacement for the NHS, which remains the route for emergencies, crisis care […]

UK health insurance providers are the insurers that sell private medical insurance (PMI), a policy that pays for private diagnosis and treatment of new, short-term (acute) conditions that develop after your cover starts. The main names most people compare are Aviva, AXA Health, Bupa, Vitality, WPA, The Exeter and Freedom Health Insurance. PMI sits alongside […]

International travel health insurance coverage pays for medical treatment, hospital care and emergency repatriation when you are outside the UK and cannot rely on the NHS or a state healthcare card. For an expat or internationally mobile person, it fills the gap that the NHS, the Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) and short-trip travel policies […]

Travel health insurance is cover that pays for emergency medical treatment, hospital charges, ambulance fees and repatriation home if you fall ill or are injured while travelling abroad. It sits alongside the NHS rather than replacing it: the NHS treats you in the UK, but once you leave the country you are responsible for medical […]

Travel and health insurance are two different products that people often confuse: travel insurance covers emergency medical treatment, cancellation and lost baggage while you are away from home, whereas private medical insurance (PMI) covers planned diagnosis and treatment for eligible acute conditions in the UK, usually privately and faster than an NHS waiting list. Neither […]

Health insurance for a trip to Europe means the medical cover inside a travel insurance policy, which pays for emergency treatment, hospital stays and repatriation abroad. It works alongside a free UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC), not instead of it. A GHIC gets you state healthcare at local rates, but it never pays for […]