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Making it Easy to do Business with Us | More Information for Our Members | Awards for Excellence
 
HCF offers a range of products and services that provide the freedom for our members to choose and access high quality health care and financial services. We meet and exceed our members’ expectations through continued improvement in efficiency and service standards, meeting our pledge that HCF gives more for our members.
Commitment to Members
Meeting Members Expectations

HCF provides health and life cover for 1.3 million people, including Manchester Unity members. Service is provided by 48 branches in key locations in NSW, the ACT, Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne, our call centres and the HCF website.

All service outlets, including the HCF web site, enable members to access the full range of services they need. These include paying their premium, submitting ancillary claims, changing their membership details or cover and obtaining account and provider information as well as vote for directors. They can also receive their HCF Australian Tax Office statement, policy summary and rate notifications electronically.

Fourteen percent of all new business and 40% of all member service transactions were handled via the web this year, compared with 17% and 32% respectively last year.

Our commitment to exceed members’ service expectations and to continuously improve quality and efficiency through technological and productivity change is reflected in our investment in staff training and product development. As part of this commitment HCF regularly surveys members’ satisfaction with our service and the care provided to them by hospitals, doctors and other providers. We use the results as key benchmarks for tracking and improving performance.

 
Member satisfaction 2008 2009
Overall satisfaction 96% 95%
Branch 94% 94%
Dental Centre 93% 94%
Eyecare Centre 96% 93%
Call Centre 89% 89%
Website 93% 91%