Private Fees

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