Important contact details
Service | Link plan | Select and Prime plans | Guardian plan |
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Customer Service Department | Universal Healthcare
0861 686 278 [email protected] |
0800 450 010 [email protected] |
0800 110 268 [email protected] |
Membership and contributions | 0800 450 010 | 0800 450 010 | 0800 110 268 |
Hospital and major medical pre-authorisation | Universal Healthcare 0861 686 278 |
0800 225 151 | 0800 225 151 |
Disease programmes | Universal Healthcare 0861 686 278 |
0800 225 151 | 0800 225 151 |
Ambulance authorisation | 0800 115 750 | 0800 115 750 | 0800 115 750 |
HIV YourLife programme | Universal Healthcare 0861 686 278 |
0860 109 793 | 0860 109 793 |
Optical services | Universal Healthcare 0861 686 278 |
Select plan PPN 0861 103 529 Prime plan 0800 450 010 |
PPN 0861 103 529 |
Dental services | Universal Healthcare 0861 686 278 |
Select plan 0860 104 941 Prime plan 0800 450 010 |
0860 104 941 |
Fraud hotline | 0800 000 436 | 0800 000 436 | 0800 000 436 |
Other important email addresses to communicate with the Fund
Services | Email address |
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Enquiries | [email protected] |
Banking details and membership | [email protected] |
Compliments | [email protected] |
Complaints | [email protected] |
Appeals | [email protected] |
Claims | [email protected] |
Ex gratia | [email protected] |
Suggestions | [email protected] |
External service provider for the Link plan Universal Healthcare: | [email protected] |
Complaints and dispute resolution process
Transmed takes pride in delivering excellent service and strives to have open communication with its members. Please note that there is a formal complaints and dispute resolution process that can be followed when you are dissatisfied with services rendered by the Fund.
Any enquiry must first be directed to the Administrator of the Fund. This can be done by calling the Customer Service Department toll free on 0800 450 010 or by sending an email to [email protected].
Should you not be satisfied with the response to your enquiry, you can email [email protected].
Should you still not be satisfied with the response to your enquiry, you can direct your complaint to the Fund at [email protected].
If your complaint is still not resolved, you can contact the Regulator, who will evaluate your complaint as an independent entity.
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Complaints Department at the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS)
- call0861 123 267 (Customer Care)
- mail[email protected]
Request information in accordance with the Promotion of Access to Information Act
The Medical Schemes Act requires the following documents to be made available to any beneficiary on request:- The rules of the Fund
- The latest annual financial statements
Although these documents and many others are available on this website, a formal request may be made to the Fund. The following document provides details of the Act, a list of available documents and the procedure for requesting information: