Patient education and advice

At Private Healthcare UK, our aim is to "help you make the right choice" by providing information about the range of treatments and services available in the private sector. But it is not just about what it costs, and where you can go private. Our patient advice area provides general information about operations and procedures and the diseases and medical conditions that are being treated. We also have many useful guides to various aspects of private treatment including a Guide to Going Private and  Questions to ask your doctor before an operation.

It's important that patients understand as much about their disease or medical condition as possible. Our information on diseases and conditions has been written by Dr Tim Kenny who has had 10 years experience as a GP principal.

Find out about a disease or medical condition...

If you are considering a private operation, you need to understand what is involved, the risks and the recovery time. Our advice pages are written for non-medical laypersons and are drawn from authoritative sources to ensure that they are accurate, evidence-based and reflect best practice.

Find our more about an operation...

We have prepared online and downloadable guides to many aspects of private healthcare and treatment:

Guide to Medical Tourism

Guide to Private Medical Insurance

We provide a searchable database of over 1,500 self help organisations and patient support groups across the UK that provide help, guidance and advice to patients, carers and their relatives.