BUPA

BUPA has been one of the UK's best known private healthcare providers for over half a century. Its services have grown from funding treatment, to providing treatment and care, to preventing illness and encouraging a healthy lifestyle.

It began as The British United Provident Association in 1947 to preserve freedom of choice in health care.

During the 1970s, the first BUPA health screening centre was opened along with two BUPA medical research charities. This decade also saw BUPA branch out overseas. Its biggest and original business is health insurance in the UK, both for individuals and corporations that want to look after the health of their employees. More than half of the UKs top companies are BUPA customers.

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BUPA has special products, among others, for people who want financial assistance if they suffer a critical illness, life cover to give peace of mind that their dependants will be secure, or cash plans that meet the cost of health expenses such as dental and hospital bills. It also offers a vast array of other services including 44 nurseries in the UK.

It also has care homes, providing care to residents including the elderly, mentally ill, young people with physical or learning disabilities and people with conditions such as Parkinson's.

BUPA also has its own health assessments, to point towards any future problems which may arise, with 42 Wellness centres where customers are examined.

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