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Based on 205 reviews, last reviewed 20th Feb 2025
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Latest highest rating:

5

Very quick to arrange treatment Very quick to arrange treatment operation arrangements made MRI and consultant excellent great customer service Reviewed on: 4th September 2024
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Latest lowest rating:

1

Poor customer service. Poor customer service. The agents are friendly and try and help. but then the systems are updated, but this is not reflected in the online portal, so ... Read more Reviewed on: 20th February 2025
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About this product

Vitality health insurance gives policyholders access to video GP appointments and online mental health support. By staying active, customers can earn rewards like gym membership discounts and fitness trackers. There are a range of additional add-ons to enhance your policy such as hospital choice, out-patient cover and optical, dental and hearing cover.

Choosing the right health insurance policy for your needs can be difficult with so many providers on the market. Our Vitality health insurance reviews can give you valuable insight into life as a policyholder.

Find out how long customers have had their policies with Vitality, and how satisfied they’ve been so far. Learn how policyholders feel about the price of their policies and the amount of excess they have to pay. Do policyholders feel these prices are fair for the amount of cover they have? Find out how easy it is to claim on Vitality’s health insurance and how quickly claims are paid out. Learn more about the rewards available. Read about experiences with the video GP appointments and Vitality’s customer service team. Make an informed decision when choosing your new provider by reading our Vitality health insurance reviews.

If you have a health insurance policy with Vitality, share your experience with our Smart Money People community. Why did you choose Vitality as your provider and have you been satisfied so far? What sort of illnesses and ailments are and aren’t covered under your policy? Did you opt for any additional extras? Have you made a claim, and if so, how quickly was it paid out? What features of the policy do you like the most? Is there anything you feel could be improved? Write an honest Vitality health insurance review today. Together, we can help people like you make better financial decisions.

Vitality Health Insurance reviews (205)

Review of the Vitality, Health Insurance:

I believe I was mis sold my policy this year, I was...

1
I believe I was mis sold my policy this year, I was told there would be new benefits added which influenced me to renew however over 6 months later there haven't been any new benefits, in fact, more and more benefits are being removed. Also, at renewal, the only offer they made to me to reduce a premium - after 30 years with Vitality with no claims - was to increase my excess. Reviewed on: 23rd August 2024

Comprehensive cover is not so

1
Referred for urgent suspected cancer having had no previous cancer. The NHS is quicker than Vitality. No authorisation, no update, no accountability and hours on hold after three weeks. They know that it will be too late by the time they get back to you. Shameful. Be advised that you will have no safety net with this provider despite paying thousands for “comprehensive” cover. Save your money or spend it with the reputable providers to have peace of mind and care when you need it. The nice staff do not match the values of this company or of the managers, who could not care less about providing access to care in return for thousands of pounds and will ignore you. They are too busy inviting those who they know have had a good experience to leave positive Trustpilot feedback and these are generally new customers who have only spoken to the strategically-chosen very friendly customer-facing agents and have not yet experienced trying to make legitimate claims through the under-writing gate-keepers and management, who don’t seem do much at all and all the working from home seems to make them even less accountable. Avoid. Reviewed on: 16th August 2022

Extremely bad customer service

1
I have been trying to get information about two claims I have made over a month ago. I can not even track the status of my claims. On the phone, they are very hard to reach. Once reached, they failed to put me on the specialized claims team's line multiple times. I was promised a call-back multiple times, and I have not received a call yet. Absolutely horrible customer service. I do not believe they are genuine. When I complained, they told me they are busier than usual (they have the time to reply to complaints) but they still have not provided me any information about my claim. I think they have a big marketing & sales team, and they work hard to gloss over bad reviews on review websites, but the actual customer service has not been able to help me since over a month. Reviewed on: 15th August 2022

they never answer the phone so u cannot claim

1
awful service [email protected] Reviewed on: 15th August 2022

Fantastic all round

5
Excellent cover and the added benefits help keep me motivated. The points reward system is great for anyone active enough to do over 10,000 steps a day. Reviewed on: 14th August 2022

Stay away from them

1
They lure you in with "free" apple watch or "free" coffee but they are the worst when you actually need them. They will find every way not to treat you. You will wait for ages for them to call you even if you have an appointment. If they decide to offer a diagnosis of your problem, they will send you a looooong form via email that you need to fill print, sign, take to gp, and send back to them. Absolotely rubbish! Reviewed on: 8th August 2022

If I achieve one thing today....

1
It's putting off anyone joining this scheme. They are completely rubbish are only interspersed in your premiums. The virtual GP Service is a complete joke. Login at 08.00 to be told it is a 2 hour wait and now still a 50 minute wait at 17.30. The whole day wasted for nothing. Previous Physio experience was rubbish too. Reviewed on: 2nd August 2022

Very poor

1
My goodness if only I’d seen these reviews prior to joining. I concur with every comment, all they want is your money and 100% not interested in you or your health. Thankfully now left them and all their false promises. Reviewed on: 30th July 2022

Disgusting fraudsters

1
Paid 6 months worth of health insurance payments, and now had a health issue so needed to start a claim to be told they have no clinics available so sent me to my NHS GP. When I complained and they agreed to refer me to a partner hospital, I have been told as I haven’t made 2 years of payments they won’t cover my claim. And even then only to the value of £1000. I am now either stuck in an NHS queue or will pay privately but have paid a fortune to vitality for absolutely nothing. Disgusting!! They should have their license removed and refund all customers they are are fraudsters and should be ashamed Reviewed on: 29th July 2022

Will look for any reason not to cover your claim

1
Do not give your money to Vitality, they will not help you out when you need them to. Their claim review process is designed to cause delay, and then they look for any reason not to cover your claim. Disappointing and distressing. Reviewed on: 14th July 2022

Truly awful experience

1
The two times I’ve tried to use their services I can honestly say the we had to give up on them and use the nhs. Paying a company money to give worse service than the nhs? What a mistake. After only six months I’ve had to complain 3 times. Reviewed on: 12th July 2022

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