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Clean hospitals are the deciding factor in choosing health insurance
2 June 2005
Access to clean hospitals is the most important reason for taking out private medical insurance (pmi), a Bupa survey reveals. The Bupa annual Health of the Nation research was based on over 1,000 face to face interviews and discovered that MRSA and general hospital hygiene remains a hot topic.
One in ten of those surveyed had pmi - 40 percent of those through an employer and 60 percent with a personal policy. After clean hospitals the other main reasons for taking out pmi were no waiting lists, faster access to diagnostics, better quality of medical treatment and being able to see the same consultant from start to end of treatment. Being happy to rely on the NHS and affordability were the top reasons for not taking out medical insurance.
Cancer remains the top health concern for both men and women, while women in particular are worried about breast cancer and men are more concerned about heart disease.
The survey also reveals that the majority of people feel healthy and fit for their age, a third of people take health and food supplements, nearly a third exercise every day and most are happy with their weight.
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