| Hospital charges & medical fees |
Therapy fees |
In patient cancer treat ment |
In patient psych iatric treat ment |
Consult ation before hospital stay |
Consult ation after hospital stay |
Out patient physio therapy |
Out patient cancer treat ment |
Out patient psych iatric treat ment |
Minor surgery by a GP |
Parent accomm odation |
Private ambul ance |
Home nursing |
NHS cash benefit |
Maternity benefit |
World wide emerg ency cover |
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| In-patient and day-patient treatment |
| Nationwide network of hospitals | | - Nationwide network of hospitals
- Network hospitals are scaled into A, B, C, or Level Bands. These scales signify the category of accommodation and monetary level of certain benefits.
- Choose the hospital band or district area which is most appropriate for you and or your family to ensure you do not pay more than necessary
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| Hospital charges | Full refund | - Day-patient hospital accommodation charges
- In-patient hospital accommodation charges
- Operating theatre charges including surgical dressings and drugs
- Surgical appliances needed as a vital part of an operation
- Hospital fees up to a set limit if the hospital is not listed by your policy. (Out of band daily benefits for treatment received in a non listed hospital)
- Prostheses and appliances (artificial body parts - eg. hip replacement) when implanted as an integral part of a surgical procedure
- Intensive care, nursing care, drugs and surgical dressings
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| Medical or surgery fees | Full refund | - Surgeons and anaesthetists fees
- Surgical procedures performed on an in-patient or day care basis
- Nursing care
- Out of band benefit paid to members who use hospitals not on chosen list or receive treatment in a higher banded hospital
- Out of band benefit towards accommodation and treatment costs - Level A £315, Level B £240 and Level C £210. Payable for overnight stays only
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| Therapy fees e.g physiotherapy | Full refund | - In-patient pathology, physiotherapy and diagnostic procedures. Applies equally to day-patient treatment
- Diagnostic procedures which include pathology, radiology, CT and MRI scans
- In-patient and day-patient physiotherapy, radiotherapy and chemotherapy
- Consultant oncologists fees in full including treatment when received in listed hospital
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| In patient cancer treatment e.g. radiotherapy and chemotherapy | Full refund | - In-patient and day-patient radiotherapy and chemotherapy charges in full
- Consultant oncologists fees in full including treatment when received in a listed or approved hospital
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| Out-patient treatment |
| Consultation before a hospital stay | Full refund | - Expenses for specialist consultations and diagnostic procedures such as pathology and radiology
- Providing that it is preceded or followed within six months by a period of related in-patient treatment covered under the contract
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| Out patient physiotherapy | Full refund | - In-patient, day-patient physiotherapy fees in full
- Out-patient physiotherapy fees fully refunded when referred by a Specialist or GP unless otherwise stated herein
- Out-patient treatment must follow related in-patient or day care treatment within 6 months
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| Out patient radiotherapy/ chemotherapy | Full refund | - Out-patient radiotherapy and chemotherapy charges as part of a diagnosed treatment
- Providing that it is preceded or followed within six months by a period of related in-patient treatment covered under the contract
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| Additional benefits |
| Parent accommodation if child needs an overnight stay | Annual limit: £80 a day | - Accommodation for a parent accompanying a child under 12 years of age when medically necessary
- Maximum limit applies for up to 13 weeks
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| Private Ambulance | Full refund | - Private ambulance where medically necessary during the course of treatment
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| Cash benefit if treated by the NHS | Annual limit: £100 a day | - Cash benefit when you are treated in a public ward under the NHS (and not as a private patient)
- These benefits are only paid for overnight stays
- Daily limit will be paid for up to a maximum period of 13 weeks. Maternity admissions are excluded
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| Emergency medical cover world wide | Full refund | - Full monitoring of your condition whilst an in-patient abroad
- Transfer to an alternative hospital abroad if the treatment being given is medically unsatisfactory
- Repatriation to the UK following discharge from hospital if you cannot return by the means originally planned
- Settlement of eligible medical bills and other charges
- Cover includes personal accident, personal liability, medical expenses, repatriation, luggage and personal money, delayed and missed departures
- Any holiday or business trip up to 30 days
- 24 hour dedicated emergency assistance contact line with multilingual medical support
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| Cover available for existing conditions | | - Cover for many stable pre-exisiting conditions may be available following medical underwriting and subject to additional subsciption payment
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| Specialist consultations and diagnostics such as pathology and radiology | Annual limit: £1,000 | - Must follow related in-patient treatment within 6 months
- Full cover in-patient and day-patient treatment
- Out-patient consultations includes pathology, radiology, pre-defined second opinions and includes complementary medicine (see list)
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| Consultations for acupuncture, osteopathy, chiropractic and homeopathy | Annual limit: £1,000 | - Includes claims for other alternative or complementary treatments and includes, acupuncture, osteopathy, chiropractic and homeopathy
- Upon referral by a Specialist for specific treatments, value shown applies as the sum total available of benefit towards all complementary medicines for out-patient treatment only. In-patient full refund
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| Premium waiver under certain circumstances | | - Redundancy or incapacity of member - subscription waived for 1 year
- Death of a member - dependants' subscription waived for 1 year
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| Acupuncture | Annual limit: £1,000 | - Policy limit quoted applies as the sum total of benefit available to all alternative medicines listed and includes consultations and specialist services
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| Homeopathy | Annual limit: £1,000 | - Policy limit quoted applies as the sum total of benefit available to all alternative medicines listed and includes consultations and specialist services
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| Osteopath | Annual limit: £1,000 | - Policy limit quoted applies as the sum total of benefit available to all alternative medicines listed and includes consultations and specialist services
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| Chiropractor | Annual limit: £1,000 | - Policy limit quoted applies as the sum total of benefit available to all alternative medicines listed and includes consultations and specialist services
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| Children | | - Children are covered providing they remain un-married
- Children covered until age 21
- Newborn children included on policy free until next renewal date provided parent has been a member for at least 10 mths. Notification of newborn required within 3 months to qualify
- Children may remain on policy until they are 25 (if in full time education) and will remain covered until the next annual policy review date
- Unit price for 1st and 2nd child, all other children covered by 2nd child premium
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| Overall Policy Limit | | - No overall limit to claims except where particular benefits have maximum levels applied
- Maximum £2,000,000 for emergency medical expenses and treatment received abroad
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