Some services provided are not covered under our contract with the NHS and therefore attract charges. Examples include the following:
- Medicals for pre-employment, sports and driving requirements (HGV, PSV etc.)
- Insurance claim forms
- Prescriptions for taking medication abroad
- Private sick notes
- Vaccination certificates
What is covered by the NHS and what is not?
The Government’s contract with GPs covers medical services to NHS patients. Sometimes the only reason that a GP is asked to provide information is because they hold a position of trust in the community, or because an insurance company wants to be sure that the information provided to them is true and correct.
Examples of Non-NHS services which GPs can charge their NHS patients:
– Accident / sickness insurance certificates and reports
– Private medical insurance reports
– Medicals for HGV / Taxi / PSV
– Elderly driver medicals
– Holiday cancellation forms
– Driving licence forms
– Certain travel / occupational vaccinations
Examples of Non-NHS services which GPs can charge other institutions:
– Medical reports for an insurance company
– Certain reports for the DSS / Benefits Agency
– Examinations for Local Authority / Ofsted Reports
Examples of Non-NHS services which GPs can charge their NHS patients:
– Accident / sickness insurance certificates and reports
– Private medical insurance reports
– Medicals for HGV / Taxi / PSV
– Elderly driver medicals
– Holiday cancellation forms
– Driving licence forms
– Certain travel / occupational vaccinations
Examples of Non-NHS services which GPs can charge other institutions:
– Medical reports for an insurance company
– Certain reports for the DSS / Benefits Agency
– Examinations for Local Authority / Ofsted Reports
I only need a doctor’s signature!
When a doctor signs a certificate or report, it is a condition of the Medical Register that they only sign what they know to be true, in order to complete even the simplest of forms, the doctor might have to read a patient’s entire medical record.
Our reception staff will be happy to advise you about any fees that may be charged along with appointment availability.
Fees List
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| To Whom it May Concern Letter | £35.00 |
| Any Medical Report form [excluding specifics listed further in our pricing guide without examination] | £60.00 |
| Any Medical Report form [excluding specifics listed further in our pricing guide with examination] | £120.00 |
| Private Sicknote | £40.00 |
| Fitness to attend a Gym | £35.00 |
| Private Prescription | £20.00 |
| Travel Concessions Inc Blue Badge | £25.00 |
| Fitness to Travel Letter (inc Pregnancy) | £35.00 |
| Insurance Forms (i.e Life / Holiday ) | £60.00 |
| Insurance Form with Examination | £120.00 |
| Letters – to anyone or To whom it may concern | £25.00 |
| Holiday Cancellation Insurance Claim / Cert | £40.00 |
| Power of Attorney / Wills | £110.00 |
| Holiday Cancellations Insurance Claim | £25.00 |
| PCV/HGV/Taxi Medical [excluding optical exam] | £150.00 |
| Fostering/ Child Minder Health Form [New application] | £87.50 |
| Fostering/ Child Minder Health Form [Interim review/Renewal] | £40.00 |
| Student Forms [Short form requiring signature only] | £40.00 |
| Student Forms [Requiring comprehensive review of medical notes] | £50.00 |
| PADI Fitness statement [Extreme sports/Diving/Parachute jump etc – without Examination] | £60.00 |
| PADI Fitness statement [Extreme sports/Diving/Parachute jump etc – with Examination] | £120.00 |
| Road Traffic Accidents (RTA) | £120.00 |
| Firearms | £54.00 |
Vaccinations for Travel
| Hepatitis B [Course of 3 vaccines] | £150.00 |
| MenACWY | £50.00 |
| Japanese Encephalitis [Course of 2 doses] | £200.00 |
| Rabies [Course of 3 doses] | £210.00 |
For anything else needed, we would request that patients contact private clinics.