With summer nearly at its peak thousands of students are about to embark on their gap year or start university in three months time. Aside from the travel insurance and getting all of those necessary injections, many students forget the need for health insurance.

Insurers are now trying to make very clear that it is not just the more mature that become ill, students more than ever are prone to a variety of illnesses and diseases, due to their hectic lifestyle.

Every university has its own health plan, but if you are travelling around it is just as important to have your own health insurance, as although the NHS will offer free treatment, depending on where you have been certain medical facilities may not be found all over the UK to treat you, making it imperative for students to purchase affordable student health insurance.