Universities & Colleges Healthcare Plan, an affordable alternative to Private Medical Insurance,

Healthcare and Wellbeing benefit to employees.

Patient Advocate offers, through its Universities & Colleges Healthcare Plan, an affordable alternative to Private Medical Insurance, providing Nurse Led Case Management and guidance services to employees who require assistance and treatment following prognosis, diagnosis or treatment from their GP / Consultants.

Private sector treatment is widely available, although may not always be the most appropriate course for a number of conditions such as cancer, cardiac & mental health treatment, which are often best delivered through NHS Centres of Excellences such as The Royal Marsden, The Christie, Papworth, Addenbrooke’s.

Patient Advocate directs its members to the most appropriate healthcare providers, providing nurse led case managers to expedite its members through their treatment options in both the private and public arenas.

The concept has been developed to provide an affordable and sustainable healthcare management model, aimed at reducing the ever-spiralling cost of private medical insurance.

The Core benefits to both employer and employees are:

• Nurse led case management for employees.
• Provides employees with comprehensive managed health provision and personal support.
• Provides access to private consultations, all diagnostic procedures and treatment requirements
• Reduces costs by, where relevant, efficient use of NHS Centres of Excellence
• Reduces the impact of employee absence and productivity.
• Reduces the cost of sickness and absence through nurse led case management intervention, with personal support when required and necessary.
• Provides cover for both existing and pre-existing medical conditions.

Additional benefits are included under the Universities & Colleges Healthcare Plan.