Healthcare in UK

British National Health Service (NHS) to anyone normally resident in the UK allowing coverage by a government-funded health care system. This certainly is an insurance system (a) any premiums collected, (b) the level of fees and charges are not sick (c) from a pool of unpaid wages because they are not already. However, insurance is to spread financial risk arising from disease, not to perform. NHS (estimated at 104 billion pounds in 2007-8) [25] running costs are met directly from general taxation. NHS UK primary care, hospital inpatient care, long-term health, including eye and dental health to provide the majority.
Parallel private health care the NHS has continued largely paid for private insurance, but less than 8% of the population and credits will be used as general NHS services. Many treatments have not provided the private sector. For example, pregnancy is usually not covered by health insurance or on a matter which is covered by restrictions. Bupa schemes (and many other insurances [26] Typical exceptions) are:

    aging, menopause and adolescence, AIDS / HIV, allergies or allergic diseases, birth control, pregnancy, sexual problems and sexual changes, chronic conditions, complications excluded or restricted conditions / treatment, recovery, rehabilitation and general nursing care;, reconstructive and cosmetic weight loss treatment, deafness, dental / oral treatment (fillings, such as gum disease, jaw pull, etc.), dialysis, medication and dressing up or take-home use † to experimental drugs and treatment of vision, HRT and bone densitometry;, behavioral and developmental problems of learning disabilities, overseas treatment and repatriation, physical aids and devices, pre-existing or special conditions, pregnancy and birth, screening and preventive treatment of sleep problems and disorders, speech disorders, symptoms of temporary relief. [† = 27 except in exceptional circumstances] ()
Here in Turkey, among others, there are other companies, AXA, [28] Aviva, Groupama Health, WPA and PruHealth. Similar exceptions apply depending on purchase policies.
Recently (2009), the main representative body of the British Medical doctors, British Medical Association, declared a policy of health insurance in the UK expressed concern about developments in the market agreed. Annual Representative as to which previous Counselors Policy Group (ie the senior doctors was adopted), the BMA "extremely certain private health insurance companies' policies preventing or patients about the selection exercise limitation relevant, indicating that the meeting (i) consultants treat them, who, (ii) What is the treatment for hospitals, (iii) funds from any notice of their insurance company provided by, and they choose private treatment paid for the credit do not. "Inside," BMA on the private health insurance on the choice when the patient completely is reported that concerns many to introduce to search went. " NHS patients and does not charge for services that offer a choice of hospitals and consultants [29].
Against the participation of the private sector, a large part of the British public despite the NHS has been used to increase capacity. [30] According to the World Health Organization, 2004, the UK government funding, public health expenditures 86% off 14% of private spending to cover the rest. [31]