Although many of us now have health insurance, the levels of cover are not yet anywhere near the monetary amounts provided by insurers in countries that rely mainly on private health insuring to fund medical procedures. Indeed, in the UK you may find that many health insurers will still put you in an NHS hospital but you will be able to "jump the queue" for some procedures and operations. The main thing to remember when choosing healthcare cover is to check how many private hospitals and clinics are actually available to you under that plan, some areas in the UK have far fewer than others. Compare Insurance Quotes >>

Simply Health Health Insurance
Apparently pre-dating the NHS as the Hospital Saving Association, HSA's health savings accounts and medical cover provide an increasingly sought after type of cover. Now, merged and re-branded as Simply Health, they seem to be doing the same thing. On 1 Sep ... » Get a Quote


Despite the constant promises by politicians the waiting lists are not getting much shorter and the hospitals are not getting much cleaner. Private healthcare does not just suggest the idea of faster medical care, but also better medical care. Certainly private clinics are far more responsible for any mistakes they make as their bottom line is dramatically affected by negligence claims whereas such is not true for most NHS medical professionals whose mistakes are paid for by us the taxpayer. †