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Bupa Heartbeat offers a range of flexible health cover to provide prompt access to expert treatment and care when you need it most.


All the health insurance plans in our Heartbeat range offer:

  • prompt access to eligible treatment – no waiting lists
  • most extensive private cancer cover available in the UK
  • access to quality treatment from consultants and specialists
  • a straightforward claims service that puts you first
  • access to over 400* clean and comfortable recognised hospitals
  • access to groundbreaking drugs and eligible treatments
  • a 24-hour nurse healthline offering medical guidance

Choose a level of cover to suit you

  • Health care select 1

    • Our highest level of cover includes full cover for eligible out-patient consultations, and extensive cover for eligible private hospital treatment. Provides cover for out-patient complementary medicine and cover for psychiatric treatment.1

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  • Health care select 2

    • Extensive cover that includes full cover for eligible out-patient consultations, extensive cover for eligible private hospital treatment and cover for psychiatric treatment.1

    • Doesn’t include cover for complementary medicine.

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  • Health care select 3

    • Essential cover that includes eligible private hospital treatment.

    • Doesn’t include cover for out-patient consultations unless it follows within six months and is related to eligible day-patient or in-patient treatments+, cover for out-patient complementary medicine or psychiatric treatment.

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  • Health care select 4

    • Affordable cover that includes eligible private hospital treatment.

    • Doesn’t include cover for any out-patient consultations or tests to confirm diagnosis, unless for eligible treatment of cancer, out-patient complementary medicine, or psychiatric treatment.

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  • Health care select heart and cancer

    • The only specialist heart and cancer insurance on the UK market. Includes full cover for eligible out-patient consultations, eligible out-patient tests to confirm diagnosis, plus eligible private hospital treatment for acute heart and cancer conditions.

    • Doesn‘t provide treatment for anything other than eligible treatment for acute heart and cancer conditions.

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Next steps

  • ¹ Psychiatric treatment is covered on a discretionary basis and after two years’ continuous membership

    *This figure is correct as at 1/2/09.

    +The exclusion does not apply when the out-patient treatments are for eligible treatment of cancer.

    Calls may be recorded and monitored.

    Membership is subject to acceptance of your application by Bupa, the rules and benefits of the scheme and any special conditions that may apply. Full details of general terms and conditions are available on request and will be sent to you when you join. Precise terms of cover available will depend on an assessment of your individual circumstances and the level of cover chosen. Cover will end after the first month of membership if subscriptions are not received.

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