Share your experience of accessing private medical care in the UK

We want to learn more about the experiences of people in the UK who have accessed private health treatment for the first time recently.

Did you undergo an operation or medical treatment privately? How much did it cost? Why did you decide to do it privately? How was the experience?

Share your experience

You can tell us about accessing private healthcare and whether you’ve noticed a rise in health insurance by filling in the form below.

Your responses, which can be anonymous, are secure as the form is encrypted and only the Guardian has access to your contributions. We will only use the data you provide us for the purpose of the feature and we will delete any personal data when we no longer require it for this purpose. For true anonymity please use our SecureDrop service instead.

How much did it cost? Why did you do it privately? Have you noticed a rise in health insurance, and how are you coping?

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