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Affordable healthcare for you

Only £15.85 per person, per month

  • From 24/7 GPs to Diagnostics plus much more.
  • No age limits.
  • No quotes, and no excess to pay.
  • No medical questionnaires.

Affordable healthcare services

We're not-for-profit and proud of it. What really makes us different is that we're run for our members, and everything we do is for our member community.

It's time to join the 870,000+ people already enjoying affordable private healthcare.

Here for our members, not profit

We're on a mission to make healthcare accessible to all, with affordable private healthcare services.

Only £15.85

per person,
per month

From day 1
24/7 GP Helpline
24/7 GP Helpline
24/7 Mental Health Helpline
24/7 Mental Health Helpline
Care Planning and Social Care Advice
Care Planning and Social Care Advice
Additional Benefits
Additional Benefits
After six months
Cancer Support
Cancer Advice Service
Mental Health Support
Mental Health Support
Medical Diagnostics
Medical Diagnostics
Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy
After 6 or 24 months
6 months
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Surgical Treatment
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England, Scotland and Wales
24 months
Surgical Treatment
Surgical Treatment
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Northern Ireland

Limits and exclusions apply to the services above.
Surgical Treatment timescales may differ for existing members. 

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More from your membership

From day one:

  • Discounted membership at over 3,700 gyms. Save up to 25%.

  • Great savings at Vision Express.

  • Wellbeing Hub - access nutritional recipes and online programmes including sleep and mindfulness.

  • Fitness classes live and on demand including pilates, combat fitness and seated exercises.

  • Discount on over 4,000 Virgin Experiences. Save up 20%.

  • Up to 10% off Apple tech.

More member benefits
Terms and conditions apply
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How our healthcare works

We complement the NHS

We don't replicate some of the major services provided by the NHS such as joint replacements, brain, heart or cancer treatment.

Avoid long NHS wait times

Access services we can cover when NHS wait times are above our threshold:
Diagnostics - over 3 weeks
Surgical Treatment - over 5 weeks

Services are provided on a discretionary basis

To keep our costs low, we review what we offer from time to time to make sure we can provide the best member care, regardless of age and pre-existing medical condition.

We're not a health insurance provider

There are some limits and exclusions to know about. Download your guide to learn more about what’s included and how to access our services.

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Your guide to Benenden Health

Only £15.85 per person, per month

  • No quotes, hidden fees, or excess to pay.

  • No medical questionnaire required.

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We're the trusted healthcare provider of 870,000+ members in the UK
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"Benenden Health has provided me with a very friendly, knowledgeable and professional physiotherapist who is providing treatment with which I feel comfortable and confident of a good outcome. In all, the service to date has exceeded my already high expectations."

Sandra - Joined 2016

"I have been a member of Benenden Health for over 20 years and have had to use their services on several occasions and have always been very satisfied with the service and speed of treatment I have received."

James - Joined 2001

"Excellent service from start to finish. They were always there for support if I needed advice. I would highly recommend Benenden Health."

Jane - Joined 2021

 

Hospital locations for treatment and surgery

We have a network of facilities providing members with access to surgical treatment. This network includes our own Benenden Hospital located in Kent.

Find your nearest hospital

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If you're not yet a Benenden Health member, sign up to our newsletter for helpful advice including:

  • Health and wellbeing tips

  • Nutritional tips

  • How our healthcare can support you through your daily life

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Your healthcare services

With a Benenden Health membership, you'll benefit from a range of healthcare services.
Anyone can join+, and there are no quotes or health questionnaires to complete. Everyone is welcome, regardless of age and medical history.

Join the 870,000+ people already enjoying affordable private healthcare.

Only £15.85

per person,
per month

From day 1

After 6 months

After 6 or 24 months

Request private surgical treatment when the NHS wait is more than 5 weeks, for approved procedures in our treatment network.

Timescales may differ for existing members in Northern Ireland.
Limits and exclusions apply to the services above.

 

Only £15.85 per person, per month

  • No quotes, hidden fees, or excess to pay.

  • No medical questionnaire required.

Join now

How our healthcare works

We complement the NHS

We don't replicate some of the major services provided by the NHS such as joint replacements, brain, heart or cancer treatment.

Avoid long NHS wait times

Access services we can cover when NHS wait times are above our threshold:
Diagnostics - over 3 weeks
Surgical Treatment - over 5 weeks

Services are provided on a discretionary basis

To keep our costs low, we review what we offer from time to time to make sure we can provide the best member care, regardless of age and pre-existing medical condition.

We're not a health insurance provider

There are some limits and exclusions to know about. Download your guide to learn more about what’s included and how to access our services.

Download your guide View important documents
Your guide to Benenden Health

Discover Benenden Health: Affordable Healthcare you can trust

Award-winning care

Voted Best Healthcare Provider at the 2025 Moneyfacts.co.uk Awards*.

Trusted healthcare for over a century

Caring for our members since 1905.

Putting our members first

Voted Best Claims Service award at the 2025 Moneyfacts.co.uk Awards*.

 

* Benenden Health won Best Claims Service and Private Healthcare Provider awards at the Moneyfacts Compare Awards event.

Health and wellbeing tips to your inbox

If you're not yet a Benenden Health member, sign up to our newsletter for helpful advice including:

  • Health and wellbeing tips

  • Nutritional tips

  • How our healthcare can support you through your daily life

Sign up to our newsletter
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Your Benenden Health App

When you become a member you can enjoy all your membership benefits on the go.

  • Book a telephone or video appointment with a GP in just a few clicks.

  • Access the 24/7 Mental Health Helpline.

  • Explore the Wellbeing Hub for videos, articles and classes for mental wellbeing, fitness and nutritional health.

  • Access your rewards and discounts.

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Your guide to Benenden Health

Download your guide to Benenden Healthcare explaining all the healthcare services we provide - what's included, any exclusions and how you can access them. 

Download your guide

Insurance Product Information Document (IPID)

A summary of what's included and what's not included in your membership.

Download IPID

 

How Benenden Health works

We're not for profit and proud if it. So no shareholders, we put the needs of our members at the heart of everything we do. 

Our discretionary model

We work on a discretionary basis, which means that the Board decides which services are provided and what's available in each service. The exception is for tuberculosis treatment, which we offer on an insured basis.

Our rulebook

We operate according to our rulebook, which contains the Benenden Healthcare Society Limited's memorandum and rules.

Rulebook

 

Join us today

Get a £30 Lifestyle e-gift card when you join and add another person to your membership at the same time.

Choose from over 200 of the UK's best-loved brands. Why not treat yourself to a delicious meal, or spend your e-gift card on the latest in beauty, home or entertainment?

£30 Lifestyle
e-gift card

when you join and add another person at the same time*

* Terms and conditions

  • £30 Lifestyle E-gift card when you join and add another person to your membership at the same time.

  • A valid email address must be supplied at the point of join, or the Lifestyle E-gift card cannot be supplied.

  • All joiners must remain with the Society at the point the E-gift card is emailed.

  • Offer applies to prime members only. Nominees are not eligible for Lifestyle E-gift card.

  • Lifestyle E-gift card will be sent by email within 60 days of joining Benenden Health.

  • No alternative to this promotion will be offered.

  • This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer, unless specifically stated.

  • Offer subject to availability. We reserve the right to withdraw or change this reward at any time.

  • Offer commences on 9 June 2025 and ends at 23:59 on 1 September 2025.

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Limits and exclusions apply. Fee is reviewed periodically. + UK residents only (excludes Isle of Man and Channel Islands).

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