A private healthcare provider has said it will offer a premium service to private health insurance customers using it’s facilities. It comes after concerns over increasing numbers of NHS patients being admitted to private hospitals as part of a government programme to hire out a certain number of private hospital beds. The worries from paying customers, among many of those have accessed the clinics via a private medical insurance policy, was that they were receiving a very similar service to those people who were being treated at no cost to them. Now Ramsay Healthcare, has introduced a premium package for private patients using one of its 22 hospitals across England. Patients using this package will have access to many luxury benefits including a hotel style service with newspapers, gifts and a better choice of menu as well as other advantages expected with private healthcare – choice of when and where you wish to be treated and choice of consultant.


Although NHS patients will continue to be treated at the hospitals, there will be clear difference between paying and non-paying patients. While NHS patients are still likely to receive a high standard of care, they will be able to see first hand what extras are available and they are missing out on. Extra comforts can make a big difference especially when you are ill, and you may like to upgrade to a private treatment room rather than sharing with others on a ward. It may seem costly, but accessing private healthcare through private medical insurance rather than paying the fees yourself can be a very affordable way to have those little extras that make all the difference to your recovery.