Healthcare professionals
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Get support for managing your practice and access important information
to enhance patient care.
Enhanced offerings
for you and your patients
Population Health Booster
New supplementary reimbursement model that rewards proactive, digitally supported care.
Personal Health Pathways
Discovery Health Medical Scheme members get tailored next best actions to enhance their health.
Personal Health Fund
Additional funds can be accumulated for eligible day-to-day medical expenses.
Discovery Hospital at Home
Your patients can get enhanced care, from a personalised care team, in the comfort of their home.
Health Pay
This convenient payment platform speeds up the processing of your patients' claims.
Digital Mental Health
The Digital Therapeutics (DTx) benefit offers internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy for mild to moderate depression.
My practice
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Professional development tools
Explore courses designed to help you lead with confidence, strengthen practice sustainability, and unlock new and innovative opportunities for growth.
Strategic Practice Management
Build a highly successful practice and earn up to 30 CPD points through this dynamic course designed for doctors who want practical, relevant skills to support high-quality, patient-centred care while strengthening the operational foundations of their practices.
Available Henley courses
Future-proof your practice with these courses to help you stay ahead of the curve of healthcare innovation.
Discovery Health Insights Hub
Get key insights from our vast collection of health-related data. We're creating intelligence for a healthier tomorrow.
Doctor 360° enhancing and protecting the person behind the profession
We want to support you to proactively enhance your overall wellbeing. Our Doctor 360° encompasses financial management, physical health, and mental wellness. We invite you to discover this new dimension of care.
Financial 360°
This bespoke benefit offering provides doctors in both the public and private sectors with access to a range of flexible and holistic financial solutions.
Finance Academy is a customised, digitally enabled financial education offering for doctors, featuring 18 CPD-accredited courses designed to support financial wellbeing.
WELL By Merchant Capital is a business funding solution created for healthcare professionals. As a valued healthcare professional applying through Discovery Health, you get exclusive preferential rates and a seamless application process.
Physical 360°
Customise your fitness routine to match your lifestyle and earn rewards through Vitality Active Rewards, the world's leading in-app programme.
Vitality Active Rewards for Doctors is a free, personalised wellness programme for HPCSA-registered doctors. It helps you stay active, tailor your fitness routine and earn rewards - join thousands of doctors prioritising their wellbeing.
Emotional 360°
The Discovery Doctors Mental Health Helpline, in partnership with SADAG, provides free 24/7 support to medical students, interns and young doctors across South Africa. If you're feeling overwhelmed, anxious, burnt out or in crisis, you're not alone. Services include telephonic counselling, crisis support, suicide prevention, referrals and mental health guidance. Call 0800 323 323 or WhatsApp 087 163 2025 if you prefer.
Privacy information
We've made changes to our identification and validation process to comply with the POPI Act. Here are some helpful resources to ensure your practice is compliant.
Discovery Health Medical Scheme is an independent non-profit entity governed by the Medical Schemes Act, and regulated by the Council for Medical Schemes. It is administered by a separate company, Discovery Health (Pty) Ltd, an authorised financial services provider.