There are some services which are not provided by the NHS and for which patients will be charged.
We charge patients and businesses for a range of private work which includes: – insurance claims, medicals and private letters. A list of the most common services and the chargeable fee is show below. Please contact the secretaries if this service you require is not listed.
Private Charges
Certificates:
Service / request |
Paid by |
Paid by |
Private Sick Note |
Patient |
Brief: £25.00 Complex: £45.00 |
Accident Sickness Certificate |
Patient |
Brief: £25.00 Complex: £45.00 |
Holiday cancellation |
Patient |
Brief: £25.00 Complex: £45.00 |
Private medical claim form |
Patient |
Brief: £25.00 Complex: £45.00 |
To whom it may concern letters |
Patient |
Brief: £25.00 Complex: £45.00 |
School/university letter/extract from notes |
Patient |
Brief: £25.00 Complex: £45.00 |
Holiday insurance certificate -fitness to travel |
Patient |
Brief: £25.00 Complex: £45.00 |
Healthclub -fit for exercise |
Patient |
Brief: £25.00 Complex: £45.00 |
Fitness for special activities |
Patient |
Brief: £25.00 Complex: £45.00 |
Vaccination Certificate |
Patient |
Brief: £25.00 Complex: £45.00 |
Concessionary Travel |
Patient |
Brief: £25.00 Complex: £45.00 |
Housing Letters |
Council |
Brief: £25.00 Complex: £45.00 |
Blue Badge |
Patient |
Brief: £25.00 Complex: £45.00 |
Shotgun Licence |
Requester |
Brief: £25.00 Complex: £45.00 |
Private Medical Services
Service / request |
Paid by |
Paid by |
Consultation - GP |
Patient |
£40.00 |
Blood Tests |
Patient |
£20.00 + labcosts |
Cervical Smear |
Patient |
£40.00 + labcosts |
Recording of ECG |
Patient |
£60.00 |
ECG report on previous recording |
Patient |
£60.00 |
Minor surgery per hour (excluding drugs and dressings) |
Patient |
£300.00 |
DNA testing (Form to be provided by requester) |
Requester |
£25.00 (nurse) /£40.00 (GP) |
Medical Examination
Service / request |
Paid by |
Medical Examination & completion of report |
Accident sickness insurance claim |
Insurance co |
£175.50 |
Pre-employment |
Employer |
£175.50 |
Fitnessfor education, including university and nurse training |
Student |
£175.50 |
GP examination to complete form (30 min GP appt) |
Patient |
£65.00 |
PSV/HGV fitness to drive |
Patient |
£120.00 |
Local authority (taxi medical) |
Patient |
£85.00 |
Elderly person - fitness to drive |
Patient |
£85.00 |
Prospective Carer (BAAF) Adoption and Fostering |
Fostering Agency |
£73.86 |
Looked afterchild assessment(initial) Looked afterchild assessment(follow-up) |
Fostering Agency Fostering Agency
|
£37.99 £24.36 |
DVLA |
DVLA |
£85.00 (exam) £40.00 (report) |
Sports/Diving medical |
Patient |
£175.50 (full) £60.00 (brief) |
Solicitor/Other
Service / request |
Paid by |
Paid by |
Assessment of Capacity/Testamentary capacity |
|
|
Form, no examination |
Requester |
£55.00 |
Form +examination (practice) |
Requester |
£110.00 |
Form +examination (home visit) |
Requester |
£150.00 |
Access to Medical Records under Data Protection Act (SAR)
Service / request |
Paid by |
Paid by |
Copy of computerised records |
Requester |
No fee |
Copy of manual records and or combination of manual & computerised records |
Requester |
No fee |