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.
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.
CMT is a genetic condition that damages peripheral nerves. These nerves are responsible for passing on commands from the brain to the muscles (motor nerves) and for passing information to the brain about sensations, such as pain, heat, cold, touch, importantly for balance
Health Insurance is designed to cover the cost of treatment for acute medical conditions which start after your policy begins. Your policy is not designed to cover the routine medication and monitoring of chronic conditions. An acute condition is a disease, illness or injury that is likely to respond quickly to treatment. That treatment aims to return you to the state of health you were in immediately before suffering the disease, illness or injury, or which leads to your full recovery. Private Medical Insurance will typically not cover chronic conditions. There are options from two providers in the UK market…
Are you looking at ways to keep the cost of your Private Medical Insurance down? If you are, an in-patient only policy may be the solution. You will have the peace of mind that your high cost in-patient treatment for eligible claims is covered .
Under the Vitality Patient Charter, you have the right to change to another preferred consultant from their network if you are unhappy. All of the Vitality Health preferred consultants have been quality-assured and rated highly using their intelligent consultant ranking tool.