Non NHS Fees

Fees for Non-GMS services.

Vaccinations and Travel:

 

  • Rabies Vaccination – £90.00 PER dose (up to 3 doses may be required). TO BE PAID IN  ADVANCE.
  • Hepatitis B – £50.00 per dose (up to 3 doses may be required). TO BE PAID IN  ADVANCE.
  • Meningitis ACWY – £65.00 Per Vaccine. TO BE PAID IN  ADVANCE.
  • Japanese Encephalitis – £95.00 Per Vaccine. TO BE PAID IN  ADVANCE.
  • Tick-bourne Encephalitis – £65.00 Per Vaccine. TO BE PAID IN  ADVANCE.
  • Malaria Prescription – £30.00. TO BE PAID IN  ADVANCE.
  • Yellow Fever
    Registered Patients: £80.00. TO BE PAID IN  ADVANCE.
    Non Registered Patients: £100.00. TO BE PAID IN  ADVANCE.

Forms and Letters:

 

  • Certificate of fact – £20.00 TO BE PAID IN  ADVANCE
  • Private Sick Certificate – £60.00 TO BE PAID IN  ADVANCE
  • Health Forms (EG BUPA, PPA, Disability) – £60.00 TO BE PAID IN  ADVANCE
  • Letter requested by patient (To whom it may concern) – £60.00 TO BE PAID IN  ADVANCE
  • Letter requested by patient for the purpose of court – £125.00 TO BE PAID IN  ADVANCE
  • Fitness to letter (EG, Travel, Exercise, Education etc) – £60.00 TO BE PAID IN  ADVANCE

Medicals and Reports:

 

  • Housing and insurance (From notes) – £60.00 (Paid in advance)
  • Adoption Medical – £180.00 (Paid in advance)
  • Childminder Health Medical – £120.00 (Paid in advance)
  • Private Blood Test – £39.00 (Plus the price of individual tests) (Paid in advance)
  • Occupational Driver Medical (HGV, PVC, Taxi, Racing) – £140.00 (Paid in advance)
  • Solicitor Report – £125.00 (Paid in advance)
  • Pre-Employment Medical – £140.00 (Paid in advance)
  • OFSTED Report Only – £60.00 (Paid in advance)

Note:

ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE.

ANY ISSUE WITH PAYMENT MUST BE DIRECTED TO A MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT TEAM.

CARD AND CASH ACCEPTED (Card payment machines are available at each of our sites).

 

See also: Travel health/vaccinations >

Why does my doctor charge fees?

When your doctor is asked to give medical information about you in the form of a report, letter or certificate, the request kick starts a series of processes.

This takes time and is not always straightforward or simple to complete. Some of the information is not available easily and will mean the doctor has to sort and select the right information for the request.

The doctor also must establish who is funding this work and if it is not part of their NHS work, agree a fee for this.

Surely the work is paid for by the NHS?

Many patients see their doctor as the embodiment of the NHS and all that it provides – free care at the point of delivery. However not all work doctors are asked to do is paid for by the NHS and many GPs are self-employed.

This means they must cover their time and costs - staff, buildings, heating, lighting, etc - in the same way as any small business. The NHS only pays for NHS work, any work outside of the NHS must be funded by other means and this is why fees are charged.

Why does it take so long?

Your doctor receives large amounts of request and which is often to do with whether your general health allows you to do something e.g. to work, receive benefits, drive, play sport, attend school, own a house, a firearm or it is for insurance, court or other medico-legal reasons.

All requests will vary in complexity, volume and consistency ranging from signing a certificate which can take minutes, to an in-depth report with an examination that can take hours.

What your doctor is signing

When your doctor signs a certificate or completes a report, it is a condition of remaining on the Medical Register that they only sign what they know to be true.

In order to complete even the simplest of forms, they may have to check your entire medical record (some of which may not be accessible on a computer or on site).

Carelessness or an inaccurate report can have serious consequences for the doctor with the General Medical Council (the doctors' regulatory body) or even the Police.

Why does my doctor seem reluctant or say no to this request?

Your doctor is inundated with work. They have to balance their time with treating the sick, keeping their practice afloat and making sure they are doing all of this safely and within their professional duties as a doctor.

With certain exceptions written within their contract, doctors do not have to carry out non-NHS work. However, many choose to for the benefit of you and other families they treat.

Where a doctor chooses to undertake the work, we advise them to inform and always agree a fee in advance of undertaking work.

Should their volume of work prove to be greater or more complex than expected, the doctor will contact you to discuss how to proceed.

What can I do to help?

- Not all documents need a signature by a doctor and can be done by other professionals. Please check the form and accompanying guidance as you may get a quicker response that way.

- If you have several forms requiring completion, present them all at once and ask your doctor if he or she is prepared to complete them at the same time to speed up the process.

- Do not expect your GP to process forms overnight. Urgent requests may mean that a doctor has to make special arrangements to process the form quickly, and this will cost more.

- Don’t book an appointment with your doctor to complete forms without checking with your doctor’s administrative staff as to whether you need to or not.