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
Our reception staff will be happy to advise you about any fees that may be charged along with appointment availability.
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
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
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.
Private Service Fees
| 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.