Private services play an important role in health and are used extensively locally. Some services including pharmacists, dentists and opticians provide elements of NHS or free treatments and are a source of advice and support as well as providing their private services.
Many patients who want either a quicker service or more tailored and prolonged treatment turn to the private sector including with private physiotherapy and private podiatry. We are not making any individual recommendations, nor have we have included all private services just those used more commonly.