With the run up to the London Mayor election there is a lot of dirt flinging between the political parties.
Ken Livingstone in particular has grabbed a few headlines for revealing that he uses private health insurance for annual check ups. Also for admitting that he enjoyed a glass of red wine to relax in the evenings.
This I assume gives many of us the impression he is a rich politician living a lifestyle that many of us can not afford. The luxury of Private Healthcare is only for the rich and elite and most surely goes hand in hand with wine drinking.
I wanted to take up this point as I really do not believe that private healthcare or medical insurance is that expensive for the value you get from it. In fact with the vast range of providers offering all types of cover to suit your needs and budget it is possible to obtain cover for the price of your daily cup of coffee! for this small sum you can have the peace of mind that should the need arise you have access to prompt treatment in a clean personal environment.
While we are lucky to have access to a fantastic NHS system the pressure on it to ensure everyone is treated quickly efficiently and with access to all the new drugs is quite simply impossible and unaffordable whichever political party we choose.
So well done Ken opting to go private for those screenings have made the queue shorter for some other people.
Ken Livingstone in particular has grabbed a few headlines for revealing that he uses private health insurance for annual check ups. Also for admitting that he enjoyed a glass of red wine to relax in the evenings.
This I assume gives many of us the impression he is a rich politician living a lifestyle that many of us can not afford. The luxury of Private Healthcare is only for the rich and elite and most surely goes hand in hand with wine drinking.
I wanted to take up this point as I really do not believe that private healthcare or medical insurance is that expensive for the value you get from it. In fact with the vast range of providers offering all types of cover to suit your needs and budget it is possible to obtain cover for the price of your daily cup of coffee! for this small sum you can have the peace of mind that should the need arise you have access to prompt treatment in a clean personal environment.
While we are lucky to have access to a fantastic NHS system the pressure on it to ensure everyone is treated quickly efficiently and with access to all the new drugs is quite simply impossible and unaffordable whichever political party we choose.
So well done Ken opting to go private for those screenings have made the queue shorter for some other people.
