Fees for certificates and work not covered by the NHS
Please bring the form to reception 28 days before your request is due
https://www.bma.org.uk/pay-and-contracts/fees/why-doctors-charge-fees/why-does-my-doctor-charge-fees
Table of Fees
| Type of Request |
Charge for this service |
| Access to health records |
No charge. Ask reception for an access to online services form |
| Private Health form (for example BUPA) |
£50-£70 |
| Holiday Cancellation form/letter to advise you could not travel |
£20 for a letter
£40 for completion of a form |
| Bus Pass Application form |
£10 |
| Bus Pass Supporting Letter |
£10 |
| Insurance form if taken ill abroad |
£100 (payable if not covered by the insurance company) |
| Taking medication abroad letter |
£20 |
|
Fitness to participate letter/form (for example gym/play a sport)
|
£40
£50 Camp America form
|
| Fitness to Travel letter or form |
£35 |
| Fitness to participate scuba dive/sky dive etc |
£65 |
| Pre-employment medical form (may require an appointment) |
£60
£30 NHS staff
|
| LGV/Taxi/Bus/PCV fitness to drive medical |
£120 – needs 30 min appointment with a GP
(payable when booking your appointment)
|
| Medical (for example Ofsted) |
£60 (payable when booking your appointment) |
| Firearms Certificate Form |
£50 |
| Adoption/Fostering Medicals (form AH) |
£85 (sometimes this fee is covered by the local authority)
|
| Power of Attorney (set up by a solictor’s initially) |
£120 (no home visit required)
£150 (if a home visit is required)
|
| Mental Capacity Assessment |
£100 (no home visit required)
£150 (home visit assessment)
|
| Certificate of Incapacity |
£80 (in some instances this will need to be paid in advance)
|
|
Brief Summary to support an application
(for example Housing Application/PIP or Blue Badge Application)
|
No Charge |
| Housing/PIP/Blue Badge/Bus Pass supporting letter |
£20-£50 (depending on the length of the letter)
|
| To whom it may concern letter (letter of fact) |
£30-£40 (depending on the length of the letter)
|
| Paternity/DNA tests |
£40-£50 (payable when booking appointment if not covered)
|
| Travel Vaccinations and Medications |
Please enquire at reception as some services may not be covered by the NHS |
| Private GP Consultation/Home Visit |
£70-£120 |
| Insurance Report Requests (AVIVA, Legal and General etc) |
£85 - Targeted GPR report
£110 - GPR report
|
| Escalation Fee |
Increase of 100% of the fee payable – only if the GP/clinician are able to provide the service at the time |
| Services we do not offer |
Witnessing of signatures (passport etc)
Letters to confirm address identification
|
The majority of procedures, consultations and services carried out at this surgery are paid for by the NHS. However, where additional services are provided, we are required to pass on the specific cost to patients. The type of additional, non-NHS funded services most frequently requested include:
- insurance forms
- holiday cancellation forms, medical reports
- fitness to travel certificates
- private prescriptions
- some vaccination services
Our fees for these services, which are in line with BMA approved national guidelines, are detailed above and displayed in the surgery.