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[Anxiety Annie]

Hi everyone,  advice required,  I am very lucky to have Bupa medical insurance due to my job,  has anyone used Bupa for treatments and test with menopause.  Thank you

[Kathleen]

Hello Anxiety Annie ( loving the name btw).

I don't have BUPA but I am a patient of Newson Health which is a private meno clinic. Several ladies here use private and NHS clinics so that might be an option for you.

A female relative had BUPA insurance back in the day but her policy excluded all reproductive problems which I assume included the menopause.

I am sure other ladies will be along soon.

Take care.

K

[Anxiety Annie]

Thank you Kathleen for taking time to reply,  looking forward to hearing others experiences and advice

[CLKD]

Health Insurance is great.  It enables longer appts., a faster pathway to treatments if necessary.  Private room with ensuite.  No sharing or listening to others snoring in the night ;-).

However: what I didn't realise when I had private surgery, that the Hospital isn't covered by emergency back up - no cardiac crash team for example.  So an ambulance would have been required to transport me to the closest hospital with full cover.

[CLKD]

There's a glitch on the forum so new threads often pop up several times 

[Perinowpost]

A friend of mine has it with work. She told me they’ve been excellent and given her everything she’s asked for in her menopause, which has saved her as her GP didn’t have a clue x

[Penguin]

I'm with WPA and they don't cover menopause specifically. However if you get irregular bleeding for example, and gp decides you need a scan, they would cover that.

[DottyD68]

Hi Annie,

I think both private and NHS have their place.

When I had a private occupational health insurance and needed scans my GP advised me that scans were one of the things the NHS do really well so I went NHS. This was before Covid etc so the process/waiting time will/may have changed in different areas but it has always stuck in my head especially as my husband went down a tortuous health scare route after a private cardiogram which turned out to be "blurred" after further investigation (but that is probably a rare occurance).

I was recently seen for a scan on NHS within 10 days. It depends what it is for.

Also bear in mind that private health often does not cover regular ongoing treatment once a condition has been diagnosed.

Suggest that you speak to BUPA to see what your policy covers and that helps you decide best route.

Good luck x

[CLKD]

The Company for which I worked who offered BUPA as part of the salary package = taxed, had lots of specialisitites until too many of us used mental health resources.  That was taken off the issues that we could claim!