How British Friendly’s discretionary Mutual Benefits programme supports our members and their loved ones facing Breast Cancer during the pandemic

Oct. 30, 2020

Since the start of the pandemic there has been a significant drop in the number of people receiving diagnosis and treatment of cancer through the NHS. As it’s Breast Cancer Awareness month in October, we wanted to highlight how our discretionary programme, Mutual Benefits, can support you and your family if you are struggling to get the help you need for Breast Cancer or other health problems, you’re facing in addition to the valuable Income Protection benefits that your cover provides.

Mutual Benefits was designed to provide a holistic range of benefits to our members, supporting you in both sickness and in health. Through the programme, we provide members with 150 Health Support Points annually to access any of the health and wellbeing services listed below through our partner, Square Health.

You can also share your Health Support Points with your partner/spouse or child (up to age 23) regardless of whether they have a policy with us:

• Virtual GP consultations (25 Health Support Points)
• A second opinion on medical diagnosis (100 Health Support Points)
• Physiotherapy (33 Health Support Points)
• Counselling (33 Health Support Points)

These benefits in particular, provide members like you and your immediate family with a quicker route to services you may not otherwise be able to access at the moment while NHS services face long delays and restrictions during the pandemic. You can also access the virtual GP consultations, second opinion service, physiotherapy and counselling through an app which allows you to book appointments and have video consultations at a time convenient for you.

The value of a private second opinion service in particular was recently highlighted by our Product Strategist, Emma Thomson, while sharing her experience battling Breast Cancer last year in a recent Cura Practical Protection Podcast here.

As we face uncertainty due to the pandemic, it’s important that you know where you can turn to in your moment of need. At British Friendly, we believe it’s important to support our members whether they claim or not which is why we provide more than just Income Protection.

To learn more about our discretionary Mutual Benefits programme – click here.

To speak to a member of our Member Services team, contact us on 01234 348007 or e-mail enquiries@britishfriendly.com.