UK reward metrics · Health & Protection

Do UK organisations provide a second-medical-opinion service?

Source lumi HRBase 264 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

66.3%No

66.3% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “No” on second-medical-opinion service (base: 264 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.

How UK organisations answered

Yes 33.7% No 66.3%
Second-medical-opinion service (base: 264 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Second-medical-opinion service: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Yesalternative33.7%
Nocommon66.3%

Common, alternative and rare describe how each answer sits against the community: the most chosen answer is common; an answer chosen by fewer than one in five organisations is rare.

Definition

Indicates whether employees can access a service providing an expert second medical opinion on a diagnosis or treatment. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.

Cite this figure
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/second-medical-opinion-service
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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