Many companies have private health care or group health insurance as an extra perk and this can be an invaluable addition to your overall salary package. If you have an existing illness, then it can be difficult to get private health insurance, but if you are part of a corporate arrangement then the healthcare company may well take you on with pre-existing conditions – although make sure that you do declare everything that you should.
The cost, too, of private health insurance is quite considerable and you could be paying thousands of pounds a year for a family which makes free private healthcare as part of your salary package very attractive indeed.
It means that you are covered for the best hospitals and also receive any necessary treatment very quickly indeed, much faster than if you did not have private health insurance.
Having this cover can increase your overall salary package by around ten per cent, so it makes taking a job at a company who offers this very attractive indeed. Plus you know that they are a company which treats employees very well, so they are often good companies to work for.
While you can get most of the same treatments on the NHS, having private health insurance will ensure that you have access to top quality healthcare whenever you need it for you and your family.
