Healthcare for Self‑employed Business Owners

All levels of the Plan include a private nurse helpline and telephone support for any health related queries and if you have a heart or cancer condition. Both levels also include a Second Opinion service, if you’re not getting the answers you need from your current private specialist.

These are provided by AXA Health and offer 24/7 support to Equipsme members.

Across all levels of Equipsme we offer Health Checks through our service partner Thriva. Members get an online health check across both Solo and Solo Plus and they get an annual blood test for:
• Vitamin D
• Cholesterol
• Diabetes

All levels encourage members to monitor their health and to extend their health checks with a discount of £10 on further Thriva health checks.

We offer Physiotherapy sessions across all levels of Equipsme. You access them through AXA Health who help arrange and pay for covered sessions and can be contacted whether or not you have a GP referral.

Physio cover starts with a telephone assessment by the in-house Physio team to help assess you and suggest any easy self help solutions.

If you then need to see a physiotherapist, the team can book this, with up to 5 annual Physio sessions on Solo and up to 8 sessions on Solo Plus.

Diagnosis cover is offered on Solo and Solo Plus from Equipsme. This includes specialist consultations, diagnostic tests, MRI and CT scans, and it includes cover up until Cancer is diagnosed. All bills that are covered are paid directly by AXA Health and there is no excess to pay on Solo and a small excess of £150 on Solo Plus.

Specialist diagnosis consultations and tests are accessed following a GP consultation and referral and then by contacting AXA Health who will check that your condition is covered and then organise your referral onto one of their approved Specialists.

Solo Plus includes Hospital Treatment. This includes cover for specialists, surgeons, hospital room, dressings and drugs. You have access to the AXA Health approved network of hospitals and specialists and they will settle bills that are covered directly.

The Plan does not cover the treatment of Cancer but does include cover up until Cancer is diagnosed. There is a small excess of £150 to pay.

Stress support cover is provided on both levels of our self-employed plans. Our Stress Support provider is Health Assured – a leading UK provider of telephone and face to face counselling support.

It includes a confidential telephone service 24/7 for a range of work related, personal and lifestyle matters, plus up to 8 counselling sessions by phone, online or face-to-face. Telephone/online support is also available for matters such as financial, legal, consumer, family care and housing.