Product profile
Description
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Puts you in charge of your healthcare, giving you choice and control, when you require an operation or medical procedure
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Also covers scans and consultations
Age
18 to 79
How it works
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Each activity has a certain budget allocated to it
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The budget is designed to cover your expected private treatment costs and you will have that budget to spend on your care
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You keep any savings if you get treatment cheaper than the budget
Benefits
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Medical procedures requiring a general anaesthetic
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Medical procedures requiring a regional or local anaesthetic in conjunction with an incision involving a surgical knife
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Endoscopic (fibre-optic) procedures
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Angiography and angioplasty (treatment of blood vessels)
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Chemotherapy and radiotherapy (following an operation)
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Specialist consultations
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MRI / CT / PET scans
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Cash benefit if you choose to use the NHS
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Treatment sourcing service
Not covered
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Pre-existing conditions
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Accident and Emergency care
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Pregnancy-related procedures
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Organ transplants
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Cosmetic surgery
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Chemotherapy or radiotherapy not connected with cancer surgery.
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Last updated: 28 October 2008
