IS PRIVATE HEALTHCARE WORKING FOR YOU?

The Press and Journal - For many, this coincides with a need to decide whether to continue to pay for the private medical insurance (PMI) that had always been available through work. Will this provide the best chance of staying fit, healthy and active? Or given that insurance premiums are rising all the time is it an unnecessary expense? After all we’ve all contributed to the NHS throughout our working lives! The NHS dominates healthcare in the UK and there is no doubt that compared with other systems worldwide, the UK’s is one of the most efficient (compare the US situation) but the system is creaking! This is partly because of increasing demand but also, post 2008, due to rigid spending constraints. For a consumer of healthcare this means that although we can still access the best emergency care...>>>