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[Ruralrach]

Hi,im researching maybe trying bupa for menopause care as G.ps arent very gd and whole system is so slow.Costs £250 ,is it a positive experience or just the same medications just a quicker service.Any experiences good or bad ?

[Kathleen]

Hello Ruralrach

Unfortunately I don't have experience of BUPA but when a female relative wanted to use them she was told that all female reproductive problems were excluded.

This was a long time ago and I expect that she was buying a basic policy but it is worth making sure that Meno treatment is included before agreeing to anything.

I expect other ladies will be along soon with some advice.

Take care.

K.

[sheila99]

No experience of bupa but do make sure you get a meno specialist not a gynecologist, many gynaes are clueless about meno. If costs are similar personally I would choose a meno specialist.

[jaypo]

Used to have insurance through bupa,don't waste your money,they wouldn't cover me for anything breast related or anything gynaecological,we now use a BMI hospital and they are fab

[Ellie O]

Hi. I used BUPA Menopause Cover. You get GP with menopause training and appointment of 45 min. Also you have 15 min follow up appointment with the same doctor and unlimited nurses support. I liked it very much, highly recommend.

[CLKD]

If going Private for surgical intervention, do be aware that these hospitals are not often covered for emergencies, i.e. heart attacks.  The patient is paying for that particular speciality, so he and his Team will be there on ward rounds and for theatre.  Unlike NHS hospitals where a crash team for example are on call 24/7 one may need transferring from a private hospital to the NHS..   Something that I was unaware of for years, having been treated in both. (clear as mud  )

[Kathleen]

Hello again ladies.

Private medicine certainly has its limitations.

My husband recently had a hip replacement which was done in a private hospital but paid for by the NHS. The Consultant/ Surgeon works at both the Private and NHS hospitals and has a patient list at each location. He told my husband that as he was a straightforward case he could be treated at the private hospital but anyone who is likely to need more care had to wait on the NHS list which was much longer. A friend of a friend was prepared to pay for his hip operation as he is struggling and in constant pain. All the private hospitals turned him down because he had heart surgery years ago.

 Back in the 1980s I remember the debate about the differences between private medicine and the NHS. I think the government were promoting private health services but in an interview Maggie Thatcher let slip that she would prefer the public sector if 'I had a serious condition '. 

I think the general consensus is that BUPA etc can be a helpful add on however it's no match for a properly resourced NHS hospital.

Take care ladies.

K.

[jaypo]

I've always gone private for smaller procedures,colonography,scans etc and the difference is not only the waiting times but the result times,NHS can be weeks and weeks and as most of us know,it's awful the waiting game,private is no more than a week. When Bupa knew I had BC in the family they said they wouldn't cover me for anything related to that and also because I'd had gynaecological issues previously they said no to that too,so what was the point in being with them 🤷‍♀️ With BMI it's a monthly payment to the hospital rather that an insurance and they will treat anything regardless if you have had past issues.