Private Medical Insurance (PMI)
This is insurance that pays the hospital or doctor for your treatment. It can include treatment in a private ward or getting seen earlier in an NHS ward. Some plans allow you to claim if you are not able to be seen by the NHS within a set period. Other plans may charge a little more and don’t have any relevance to NHS waiting times.
When applying for this type of insurance you will need to complete the required underwriting process. The underwriting process could see the insurer put exclusions on health conditions you’re already suffering from and sometimes those you’ve suffered from in the past.
Some policies cover you if the NHS cannot provide treatment within a certain period of time.