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Paternity Testing in the Private Sector

Paternity testing is now done almost exclusively on a commercial basis and can be arranged through your GP, through a private health practitioner, or directl...

Aftercare in the Private Sector

When a person needs some form of medical treatment the most important issues are finding the right doctor for the job and actually having the procedure carri...

Diagnostic Technology in the Private Sector

Private hospitals in the UK can provide an extensive diagnostic service for many types of illnesses and disease. Private facilities often have their own ultr...

Exclusions to Private Treatment

Not all health conditions will be included on your health insurance policy. There are many complaints that your insurer will not include for many reasons. So...

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Going Abroad for Treatment? Get Medical Travel Insurance

If you are travelling abroad to have private medical treatment you are probably paying for the trip and the medical costs yourself. Few private medical insur...

Self Pay: Important Considerations

Private medical treatment in the UK is available to anyone who has a private medical insurance policy. This cover may be provided as part of an employer’s...

What Private Physiotherapy Treatments Are Available?

Physiotherapy is available on the National Health Service in the UK but services can be limited and waiting lists can be long. For some conditions, it is pre...

Going Abroad for Fertility Treatment

In the UK, the demand for fertility treatment regularly outstrips demand. Different regions of the country have different rules about how many cycles of in v...

Private Treatment for Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are becoming better understood and less of a taboo. Those affected by conditions such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia, binge eating and other d...

Health Insurance and Private Treatment Abroad

The option of medical tourism is becoming more attractive as prices for private treatments elsewhere in Europe can be lower than in the UK. Procedures in Eas...

Facts and Figures: Costs of Private Treatment

Private healthcare in the UK is a massive industry that incorporates private hospitals for medical treatment, private clinics for cosmetic surgery and other...

Eye Surgery in Europe

If you need eye surgery it is possible to have several procedures done privately to avoid waiting for National Health Service treatment in the UK. Another op...

I Had Addiction Treatment in Thailand: Case Study

After denying that she had an alcohol problem for several years, and after many fruitless attempts to stop drinking, or at least cut down, Janine realised th...

Going Abroad for Medical Spa Treatments

For someone who is tired, stressed and maybe recovering from an illness and conventional treatment, a medical spa combined with a holiday can be very appeali...

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