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Bupa Heartbeat health care select 2 offers a high level of cover for eligible treatment of a wide range of illnesses and conditions.


Key features of this health insurance plan

Bupa Heartbeat health care select 2 provides cover for eligible treatment and access to a choice of consultants and specialists. Other features include cover for:

  • day-patient treatment, in-patient hospital treatment and appointments with a consultant
  • up to £500 a year for therapies – including physiotherapy
  • diagnostics – to help your doctor work out what’s wrong and recommend treatment options
  • psychiatric treatment after two years’ membership¹

What's covered?Show all

In-patient and day-patient treatment

Hospital charges Hide

In selected national or local access hospitals.

Consultants' / specialists' fees Hide

In selected national or local access hospitals. Bupa benefit limits apply if the consultant isn’t a Bupa partnership consultant.

Diagnostic tests Hide

In selected national or local access hospitals.

Radiotherapy / chemotherapy Hide

In a selected national or local access hospital or, for certain conditions, a Bupa specialist treatment centre. Benefit limits apply if the consultant oncologist isn’t a Bupa partnership consultant.

Psychiatric treatment1 Hide

After two years’ continuous membership of a Bupa scheme offering psychiatric cover, by a Bupa recognised consultant in a Bupa recognised psychiatric hospital (national or local access). Claims should be authorised by Bupa before treatment begins.

Up to a maximum of 45 days per year.

Out-patient treatment

Consultations with a consultant or specialist Hide

With a Bupa recognised consultant.

Diagnostic tests Hide

MRI, CT and PET scans in a Bupa recognised out-patient diagnostic imaging centre.

Radiotherapy / chemotherapy Hide

In a national or local access hospital or, for certain conditions, a Bupa specialist treatment centre. Benefit limits apply if the consultant oncologist isn’t a Bupa partnership consultant.

Physiotherapy (and other therapies) Hide

On GP or Bupa recognised consultant referral to a Bupa recognised therapist. This is the combined overall benefit limit for all therapies.

Up to £500 per membership year^.
Psychiatric treatment1 Hide

By a Bupa recognised consultant in a selected psychiatric hospital and only after two years' continuous membership of a Bupa scheme offering psychiatric cover. Claims should be authorised by Bupa before treatment begins.

Additional benefits

Private ambulance Hide

We cover travel by private road ambulance when it is medically necessary for you to travel by ambulance to receive eligible day-patient or in-patient treatment.

Up to £60 per trip.
Parent accommodation when staying with a child Hide

Child under 12 receiving eligible private in-patient treatment. Applies to one parent only.

What's not covered?Show all

Bupa Heartbeat health care select 2 doesn't cover: Hide
  • complementary medicine

Bupa Heartbeat doesn’t routinely cover the following conditions and treatments. Full details can be found in the membership guide.

  • Ageing, menopause and puberty
  • AIDS / HIV‡
  • Allergies or allergic disorders
  • Birth control, conception, sexual problems and sex changes‡
  • Chronic conditions‡
  • Complications from excluded or restricted conditions / treatment
  • Convalescence, rehabilitation and general nursing care‡
  • Cosmetic, reconstructive or weight loss treatment‡
  • Deafness
  • Dental / oral treatment (such as fillings, gum disease, jaw shrinkage etc)‡
  • Dialysis‡
  • Drugs and dressings for out-patient or take-home use‡
  • Experimental drugs and treatment‡
  • Treatment to correct eyesight (eg long or short sight)‡
  • HRT and bone densitometry‡
  • Learning difficulties, behavioural and developmental problems
  • Overseas treatment and repatriation
  • Physical aids and devices‡
  • Pre-existing or special conditions
  • Pregnancy and childbirth‡
  • Screening and preventive treatment
  • Sleep problems and disorders
  • Speech disorders‡
  • Temporary relief of symptoms‡
  • Unrecognised providers or facilities

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Next steps

  • ¹ Psychiatric treatment is covered on a discretionary basis and after two years’ continuous membership.

    ˆPlease note that this out-patient benefit limit restriction doesn’t apply when the out-patient treatments are for the eligible treatment of cancer.

    ‡In some circumstances, benefit may be available for these conditions or treatments. Full details can be found in the Bupa Heartbeat membership guides.

    Calls may be recorded and monitored.

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