Company Profile

General Healthcare Group is the leading provider of independent health care services in the UK. The group focuses on clinical excellence, quality of service and efficiency, with a deserved reputation in the independent health care sector for consistent achievement of these values.

Its primary businesses are:

BMI Healthcare
Netcare UK

BMI Healthcare is the acute private hospital division of General Healthcare Group and is the largest independent private provider in the UK. It is committed to providing a consistent, high quality service to local communities.

BMI Healthcare, the UK’s premier private health care provider with acute care private patient hospitals and outpatient centres over 60 locations around the country and over 2,700 beds. Handling over 250,000 inpatient and one million outpatient visits each year, nearly half of the procedures undertaken for private patients are of a major or complex nature.

BMI hospitals have an enviable reputation for providing excellent medical and surgical facilities supported by state-of-the-art equipment and a high standard of nursing care, within pleasant and comfortable surroundings.

Equipped with the latest technology, BMI hospitals perform more complex surgery than any other independent private health care provider in the country. Handling over 250,000 inpatient and 1,000,000 outpatient visits each year, nearly half the procedures undertaken for patients are of a major or complex nature.

BMI hospitals attract consultants from a wide range of specialties, most of whom have extensive experience gained within the NHS. Supported by BMI Healthcare’s high calibre staff, they are able to undertake a wide range of procedures from routine investigations to the most complex, high acuity cases such as cardiac and neuro surgery.

BMI Healthcare consistently outperforms its competitors in patient satisfaction surveys. 99% of patients said they would recommend BMI and 100% of patients recognise the high quality of care provided by their BMI hospital.*

BMI Healthcare has direct billing and settlement arrangements with all of the major private medical insurers. With its geographic spread, BMI Healthcare hospitals reach a higher proportion of the population that has medical insurance than any other similar business.