Comprehensive does not routinely cover the following conditions and treatments:
AIDS / HIV‡, allergies or allergic disorders, birth control, conception, sexual problems and sex changes‡, chronic conditions‡, complications from excluded or restricted conditions / treatment
contamination, wars and riots, convalescence, rehabilitation and general nursing care‡, cosmetic, reconstructive or weight loss treatment‡, deafness, dental / oral treatment (such as fillings, gum disease, jaw shrinkage etc)‡, dialysis‡, drugs and dressings for out-patient or take-home use‡, experimental drugs and treatment‡, treatment to correct eyesight (eg long or short sight)‡, HRT and bone densitometry‡, intensive care, learning difficulties, behavioural and developmental problems
overseas treatment and repatriation, physical aids and devices‡, pre-existing or special conditions
pregnancy and childbirth‡, puberty, menopause and ageing, screening, monitoring and preventive treatment, sleep problems and disorders, speech disorders‡, telephone consultations, temporary relief of symptoms‡, unrecognised providers or facilities.
‡ In some circumstances, benefit may be available for these conditions or treatments. Full details can be found in the membership guide.
From BUPAs ‘Comprehensive cover’ webpage.
…But that’s OK, because you have an NHS to pick up the pieces…and train the Doctors, and train the nurses, and train the physios, and train the radiographers, and train the pharmacists, and the ECG techs, and the phlebotomists, and the…
All this could be done in the private sector, but someone, probably you, will still have to pay for it, and pay enough to allow private companies to make a profit for their shareholders.