BUPA offers members access to MRI network
 BUPA is offering its members access to an MRI network. The health insurer already provides specialist services to members who have breast, bowel and gynaecological cancer, through an approved network of cancer hospitals.
The network includes some of the units operated by private hospital providers like BMI, Capio, Nuffield and BUPA Hospitals. Around 50 NHS hospitals are included, plus diagnostics specialists like Lodestone Patient Care.
Many of the units open in the evening and weekends, therefore, patients can get an out-patient appointment for an MRI scan within 48 hours, with their report returned to their consultant within another two working days.
BUPA Health Insurance medical director, Dr Natalie Jane Macdonald, said: “This is the first time that MRI units in the UK have been assessed against consistent criteria. In choosing the 230 facilities that make up the network, we looked at everything from how quickly patients get an appointment for a scan, to the upkeep and maintenance of the equipment, clinical excellence, safety standards and access to experienced, UK-based consultant radiologists. Over two thirds of the evaluation looked at clinical quality and patient service standards and a third related to the price of services.
“BUPA funds 80,000 MRI scans every year and we want to ensure we offer the best value for money and local access for all our members, and make the whole process simple for them. Getting the right treatment at the right time in the right place means a better outcome for patients.”
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