The NHS does an amazing job but is under mounting pressure due to a lack of funding and the growing demands of an ageing population.
The NHS waiting list for hospital treatment in England rose to a record of 7.22 million in February 2023.
The 18-week treatment target has not been met since 2016.
NHS waiting lists are unlikely to fall in 2023, and the backlog is unlikely to be significantly tackled until mid-2024 according to analysis from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). (Feb 2023)
Going private gives you speedy access to high-quality healthcare.
Private health insurance provides real peace of mind. It gives you the comfort of knowing that, if you or a family member were to fall ill, you won’t be relying solely on an over-stretched NHS system. Instead, your private health cover would allow rapid access to the best medical tests, treatments and care.