If you are unwell it is important to recieve the right medical treatment for your condition. Your GP, consultant or specialist will look at your medical history to ensure their recommendation is correct in your circumstances.
You may have the same condition as a friend or relative and yet the medical treatment you recieve is completely different. This does not mean that either course of action is wrong.
There are a number of factors that will affect the recommendation.
Your specialist will want to treat you on an individual basis.
March is the Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Target Ovarian Cancer is the UK’s leading charity and want to do everything they can to raise vital funds and awareness about this type of cancer. The pandemic has affected fundraising in many charities including this one.
For anyone travelling abroad for work or leisure, insurance is an essentially requirement. We have all seen the horror stories in the press. Why risk being stuck abroad with huge hospital bills and no realistic way of returning home. There are many great providers of travel insurance in the UK offering cover for trips anywhere in the world. They cover annual policies and single trips, cruises, backpacking holidays and winter sports trips. Great options for the consumer, this is vital if you need medical treatment abroad. Travel insurance as part of your private medical insurance cover Private health insurance policies…
Each treatment is planned for each individual patient. It gives a high dose of radiotherapy to the cancer but aims to give a low dose to the surrounding healthy cells. This gives the best chance of curing the cancer or shrinking it whilst reducing the side effects.
By calling the insurers claims department, the experienced claims handler that deals with your call would be able to check your cover and ensure that you have cover available for treatment of this type.
If you do decide to choose a consultant yourself and you hold a private medical insurance policy, you should always check the consultant is recognised by your insurer, otherwise you could find that your insurer will not cover the full cost of your treatment.
If you have your private healthcare with AXA Health you will have access to Working Body. This means you can speak on the phone to a fully qualified physiotherapist. They can give you expert advice on how to get moving freely again with their Working Body service. How do members use Working Body from AXA Health? With Working Body, you can arrange a phone call with a physiotherapist to discuss all type of conditions that affect bones, joints and muscles. You do not have to see your GP first the qualified physiotherapist will to make sure you’re getting the advice…
By carrying out a range of lifestyle, medical and non-invasive tests they will be able to identify your specific needs. The range of tests and the time it takes to complete will depend on the level of assessment you choose.
November 16th 2017 will see the very first Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS) awareness day. Approximately half a million people in the United Kingdom living with CBS. The awareness day is aiming to tell everyone about the impact CBS has on people’s lives. SELVIS, KAB, Esme’s Umbrella, Macular Society, London’s ECLOs, Vision UK and others are working together to deliver a Free CBS workshop and networking lunch in London. What is Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS)? Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS) is a condition that is common amongst people who have lost their sight. It causes you to see things that are not really there…
Wednesday the 15th November is World COPD day and the British Lung Foundation are raising awareness of COPD. They are trying to find the missing millions across the UK who have this condition and don’t even know it. The British Lung Foundation want to help suffers to get the treatment and support they deserve. What is COPD? Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), describes a group of lung conditions that make it difficult to empty air out of the lungs because the airways have been narrowed. Two of these lung conditions are persistent bronchitis and emphysema. These two conditions can occur…
For each of the procedures, there are set eligibility and age criteria. You will only be eligible for the above procedures when you have been advised by a consultant that the procedure is clinically necessary.