General practitioners
General practitioners (GP)
A general practitioner is a medical practitioner who gives primary care and specialises in family medicine. A GP treats acute and chronic illnesses and provides preventive care and health education. GPs have particular skills in treating people with multiple health issues.
If your GP sees you out-of-hospital
On the N Option Plus and N Option Basic, we pay GP consultations from your available day-to-day benefits. If you visit a GP on the Discovery GP network, he or she will charge an agreed rate, and we will pay him or her directly.
If your GP sees you in hospital
We will pay this from the Hospital Benefit up to the overall annual limit as long as you have confirmed your hospital admission with us.