NHS and private care can be separate
Where practice arrangements allow, patients may choose private hygiene appointments while continuing to arrange eligible NHS examinations separately. The two routes have different fees, terms and availability.
What a hygiene-only arrangement includes
Some practices may offer a hygiene-only preventive arrangement or individually booked private hygiene appointments. Ask your team which visits are included and whether an ongoing monthly option is available.
What private hygiene cannot guarantee
A hygiene-only plan does not create, reserve or guarantee an NHS appointment. NHS examinations remain subject to local capacity, NHS rules and appropriate clinical arrangements.
Adapted from information originally published by our All practices practice.
