Private Healthcare

Private Healthcare

Use of private healthcare has increased in recent years.

This is due mainly to more employers offering membership of schemes (such as BUPA or PPP) as part of a package of flexible benefits to staff members.

However, most people in Scotland who use private healthcare do so at secondary care level – that is, they are still registered with an NHS GP. It is when they are referred for specialist treatment or for an operation that they may choose to access private healthcare.

• Patients may be referred straight to a private hospital.
• Or after a referral to an NHS hospital they might use a private hospital for the actual operation
• Or they may use a private hospital for only one thing such as a diagnostic test

Dental Care

Some dentists are now completely private while others offer both private and NHS treatment.

Always check with the dentist when you are registering as a patient to ensure you get the type of treatment that you want.

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