Birmingham hospitals secure £2.5m police care deal

TWO private hospitals in Birmingham have won a £2.5m contract to provide private healthcare services to 14,000 police officers, support staff and families for the next three years.

The BMI Priory and Edgbaston hospitals have agreed the deal with the Police Healthcare Scheme – the largest independent scheme within the police service.

The scheme started life in the West Midlands in 1979 and although it is now available across the UK the majority of members are still based in the West Midlands. The primary aim of the non-profit-making scheme is, for an annual contribution, to provide its members with benefits and treatments that are not readily accessible on the NHS.

Tony Yates, executive director of both The Priory and Edgbaston hospitals, said: “We are delighted to be working with the Police Healthcare Scheme and we are very proud they decided we could continue to provide the quality of care that such a scheme demands.

“It is the second time we have won this contract which, I think, demonstrates the high level of service we are able to provide and the strong working relationship we have formed with the Police Healthcare Scheme.”

Two other BMI hospitals, BMI Droitwich Spa in Worcester and BMI Meriden in Coventry, will also be involved in providing services to the scheme.