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
The fees charged are based on the British Medical Association (BMA) suggested scales and our reception staff will be happy to advise you about them along with appointment availability.
Non-NHS Work and Fees
All non-NHS work is considered Private Administration and can take the form of written documentation or a face to face medical. Private administration is completed by our GPs at their discretion due to the fact that NHS medical care is prioritised. We do understand your administration requests are important and we will do our very best to ensure they are completed in a timely manner.
It can be difficult to predict how long Private Administration requests will take to complete and we can not therefore guarantee a completion date. We aim to complete most administration within 4 to 8 weeks but that may be sooner or later depending on NHS priorities.
Private Administration does require time to complete even if it appears very simple. The reason for this is that it is a condition of remaining on the Medical Register that a GP only sign what they know to be accurate. The responsibility is therefore on the GP to review patient records and undertake all of the work necessary to ensure that they can be happy that they are able to support or complete a request. For complex matters this can take considerable GP time even though it may seem like a simple signature on completion.
Prior to your request, please review the private charges below to ensure you are happy to cover the fees at completion of the work. We always ask that fees are covered and made good before release of completed works.
We are able to make completed work available for you at our reception desks for collection and payment can be made on collection.
A list of our current fees is provided below:
| Certificates | |
| Single line certificate or letter | £20.00 |
| Private medical certificate (sick note) | £20.00 |
| Vaccination certificate | £25.00 |
| Freedom from infection certificate | £30.00 |
| Forms | |
| Private Medical Insurance (PMI) form | £40.00 |
| Holiday Insurance cancellation form | £40.00 |
| Accident/sickness insurance claim form | £40.00 |
| Shotgun licence Application | £55.00 |
| Driving | |
| Full Medical and/or report to determine fitness to hold driving/LGV/HGV licence | £120.00 |
| Employment | |
| Private full medical and report (non proforma) | £130.00 |
| Report no examination (non proforma) | £90.00 |
| Childminder: offsted declaration form | £85.00 |
| Fostering Health Assessment form (AH form) | £80.00 |
| Legal | |
| Solicitors private medical report | £100 -£130 |
| Short letter: in my opinion (15 mins) Single line: In my opinion | £45.00 £20.00 |
Subject Access Requests (SAR)
A first request for medical records under a SAR is free of charge as per GDPR guidance
Any further SAR requests for the same medical records are deemed as excessive and are chargeable as per GDPR guidelines
Private work not carried out by the practice
Please find below a list of private work that is not carried out by the practice. These are non-negotiable and you must seek the assistance of an outside agency for completion.
Mental Capacity Assessments
· Lasting Power of Attorney
· Certificate Provider Forms
· Will/Codicil Forms
· Power of Attorney
· All mental capacity requests from solicitors, next of kin etc
Proof of Identification
The practice does not countersign:
· Passports
· Citizenship Cards
· Proof of Life documents
· Driving Licence
· Photographs for identification documents
Finance
The practice does not provide supporting letters /information for:
Housing applications
Financial applications -for example mortgages, loans etc
Benefits Applications
The practice does not supply supporting letters/information for patients making benefits applications. Patients need to submit their applications directly to the appropriate service – if these services then request medical information on an applicant, they always write to the surgery directly.
Fit to Fly Letters
The practice does not carry out fit to fly letters. Patients can request these at www.zoomdoc.com