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UK Sport confirms Bupa as health insurance partner
September 30, 2011
Private health insurance provider Bupa has cemented its relationship with UK Sport.
The UK's elite athletes will continue to benefit from the services of private health insurance provider Bupa, after UK Sport confirmed the insurer as its Official Health Insurance Partner.
Bupa has already supported the Athlete Medical Scheme (AMS) for the past nine years and the latest announcement formalises its relationship with UK Sport until June 2013.
Over 1,200 athletes on the World Class Performance Programme benefit from specialist medical treatment under the AMS, including diagnostic tests, scans and surgical procedures.
Liz Nicholl, chief executive of UK Sport, said: "Providing world-class medical support to our top athletes is of paramount importance.
"Early identification, treatment and recovery are all critical in allowing them to compete at the very highest level and prolong their careers."
She added that UK Sport - which invests more than £100 million per year in the nation's best Olympic and Paralympic athletes - is "delighted" that its relationship with Bupa is set to continue.
Natalie-Jane Macdonald, managing director of Bupa Health and Wellbeing, said the private health insurance provider was "proud" of its involvement with Britain's athletes.
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