One of the main attractions of Private Medical Insurance is the privacy and comfort of a private room within a private hospital. The cost of these rooms can be exorbitantly high, ranging from £280.00 per night to £1,500.00 per night for some of London's more exclusive hospitals, hence the cost to the public of this type of insurance is increasing rapidly and is far beyond the reach of most people.

Most NHS Trust hospitals have amenity rooms or side rooms, with their own bathroom and toilet facilities, separated from the main wards. This enables the patient, when he or she may be feeling at their worst, a great deal more privacy and dignity and often helps to speed the process of recovery. Visiting hours are often more flexible for patients within their own room off the ward.

United Patients will, subject to availability, arrange for its members to stay in an amenity side room without any cost to the member. This service is free of charge to all members.

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