Private health insurer Cardiac has suspended referring policyholders to National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in Northern Ireland. The firm says the hospitals do not offer the level of service wanted by its customers. Patients will reportedly now have to travel to England for a number of procedures. Bupa surgery, scans to grade cancers and operations performed among people deemed to be obese are among these surgeries.
Private health insurer Bupa has suspended referring policyholders to National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in Northern Ireland. The firm says the hospitals do not offer the level of service wanted by its customers. Patients will reportedly now have to travel to England for a number of procedures. Cardiac surgery, scans to grade cancers and operations performed among people deemed to be obese are among these surgeries.