Roughly 11 per cent of the UK population has some form of private medical insurance. That figure, however, gives a misleading impression as far from all of that cover is comprehensive. Few policies, whether company-paid or provided, or individually paid, offer maternity or mental health cover.
Similarly one may ask, why is UK healthcare so bad?
The UK has one of the worst healthcare systems in the developed world according to a damning new report which said the nation has an “outstandingly poor” record of preventing ill health. Hospitals are now so short-staffed and underequipped that people are also dying needlessly because of a chronic lack of investment.
Accordingly, can you go private on the NHS?
Short answer, yes! The NHS are duty bound to treat you regardless of the referral route you take. Your private consultant will write a letter to your GP telling them the situation, and they’ll probably copy in the NHS specialist team at the hospital too.
Is NHS better than private?
Patients often wonder whether private hospitals provide a higher-grade of healthcare than that of the NHS. … Due to this, many are left wondering “are private hospitals better than the NHS?” However, this is simply untrue.