Our practitioners vary in which insurance companies they deal with but our reception staff can advise on this.  If you are using health insurance, please check with and gain authorisation from your insurer before you attend.

If an insurer (or any other third party) declines to meet any of the appointment/treatment costs – either in part of in full, the patient will become responsible for any shortfall that arises.

Patients should also note that for podiatry services, most insurers do not cover the cost of foot orthoses.  Orthoses made in clinic by the podiatrist are typically around £55.00 a pair

For patients who wish to claim back from a “Hospital Fund” or “Cash Plan” policy such as those operated by Simply Health, please ensure that you check the terms of your policy before you attend.  Most of these policies will cover therapies such as physiotherapy, podiatry and osteopathy. As far as medical claims on these policies are concerned, the General Medical Council (GMC) does not have a specialist register for Musculoskeletal Medicine, so will not cover for claims for Dr Speight made under the medical provisions of a cash plan. Some private medical insurers do have discretionary recognition for specialist doctors in Musculoskeletal Medicine, but they do not tend to apply these criteria to their simpler cash plan policies.