Non NHS Private Fees

 

Learn more about private services fees

Private Letters

Please allow 30 days from date of acknowledgment for work to be completed.

In some cases, private work can take longer but we endeavour to give updates if work is expected to take longer. The fees are the "minimum" fees and you may be charged more depending on how long the work takes.

Service Fee
Holiday Cancellation Certificate/Insurance Claim Form - Accident/Sickness Certificate £30
Fit to Fly/Travel Certificate £30
Ofsted Report £60
Taxi Medical/Drivers Medical/Occupational Health Report £130
Elderly Drivers Medical £80
Short Certificate of Fact £20
Private Sick Certificate £30
Free from Infection Certificate for School/Travel/Employer £30
Pro-Forma/Written Report - no Exam (20mins) £90
Pro-Forma/Written Report – no exam (detailed 30+mins) £130
Insurance Report i.e. Life Insurance with Exam £130
General Practitioners Report £102
Supplementary Report i.e. More Info Req £30
Forms Requiring GP completion and Signature i.e. Confirmation of Registration £30
Pre-Employment Medical (with or without exam) £130
Validation of Private Medical Insurance (PMI) £40

Frequently Asked Questions

Why are fees charged?

The government’s contract with GPs covers medical services to NHS patients. However, in recent years more and more organisations have been involving doctors in a wide range of non NHS work. This work is not funded by the government, so GPs have to charge a fee to cover their time and other expenses.

Surely the doctor is being paid anyway?

It is important to understand that many GPs are not employed by the NHS. They are self-employed and they have to cover the costs of everything from the limited NHS funds provided – staff wages, buildings, heating, lighting, etc – in the same way as any small business. The NHS covers costs for NHS work, but not for non-NHS work, the fees charged by GPs contribute towards keeping the surgery running.

Do GPs have to do non-NHS work for their patients?

With certain limited exceptions, GPs do not have to carry our non-NHS work. Many GPs however will always attempt to assist their patients and carry out this work.

Why does it sometimes take my GP a long time to complete my form/letter?

Time spent completing forms & preparing reports takes the GP away from the medical care of patients which will always have top priority. GPs have an ever increasing workload of forms which must be prioritised against offering appointments and other urgent administration. We aim to complete non-NHS work within 4 weeks of receipt

I only need the doctor’s signature - what is the problem?

When a GP signs a certificate, completes a report or writes a letter it is a condition of remaining on the medical register (which allows them to practice as a doctor), that they only sign what they know to be true. In order to complete even the simplest of forms, the doctor may have to check a patient’s entire medical record.

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