Hi all, this is the first time I have ever used a chat forum as I am desperate for some advice:
My husband was diagnosed with Stage IV Hodgkins Lymphoma in January 2021 and started treatment in March at a London Hospital, privately as he was insured with Vitality. We took out the insurance in good faith in September 2020, but Vitality are not covering the claim as they believe it was a pre-existing condition. We have instructed lawyers to refute this and all doctors involved with his care have confirmed this....but they will not pay. So far we have paid in excess of £20k for treatment and we cannot keep funding this. Today he went for a PET scan after 4 Chemo treatments and the hospital has been hounding us for large sums of money. The pressure this has put on him is causing suicidal thoughts and I am at my wit's end. My question is this...how can we continue his treatment on the NHS? The hospital keeps stating that this is not allowed but surely this is not the first time this has happened? Any advice gratefully received....
