Speedwell Health exists for one reason: 7.3 million treatments are sitting on an NHS waiting list, and the alternative — private health insurance — is wrapped in jargon, commission-led selling and comparison-site noise. We think getting covered should be as simple as it is sensible.
Millions of people in the UK either go without cover because they assume it's unaffordable, or overpay for policies that don't fit. The information is out there — it's just buried in policy documents and sales pages. So we write free, jargon-free guides, publish the real NHS waiting data, and connect you with independent FCA-regulated advisers who compare the whole market. That's it. That's the company.
Everything we publish is written in plain English. If your accountant-trusting, GOV.UK-reading self can't follow it, we've failed and we rewrite it.
We only work with independently FCA-authorised advisers, and we recommend what fits — not what pays the most commission. The NHS is brilliant; we never pretend otherwise.
One 60-second form. A comparison across the UK's leading insurers. A recommendation you can understand. No obligation at any point.
We compare Bupa, AXA Health, Aviva, Vitality, WPA, The Exeter and more — not one insurer's products dressed up as a comparison.
You speak to an FCA-regulated specialist who explains underwriting, excess and hospital lists — the things that actually decide whether a policy is right.
Our service costs you nothing. Advisers are paid by the insurer you choose, at the same premium you'd pay going direct.