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Please note all private work must be paid in full in advance of any work being carried out.
Non-NHS Service Cost
GP Letter- this will be a statement of fact, not an opinion £63.00
Sickness / Accident Benefit Claim Form £52.50
Holiday Cancellation Form £63.00
Insurance Claim Form £52.50
Insurance Proposal Forms – no exam £109.20
Ofsted Health Report £95.55
Firearms Letter / Report £70.35
Taxi Medicals £94.50
HGV Medicals £131.25
*While the above is a guide pricing, if the time taken exceeds that predicted for the service there may be an increase in charge, this will be communicated before work carried out.
Medical examinations and reports
Fee for a medical consultation (private patient per hour) £262.50
Detailed written report **with exam (30 minutes) £131.25
Comprehensive exam and report (45 minutes) £197.00
Other requests
The cost of other requests not listed will be based on time:
60 minutes £262.50
30 minutes £131.25
15 minutes £ 66.00
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 out any non-NHS work.
Many GPs, however, will always attempt to assist their patients and carry out this work where possible and time allows.
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 6-8 weeks of receipt but on occasion this can take longer.
I only need the GP’s signature – what’s 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.
Subject Access Requests (SARs) – medical record copies for patients
You can request a copy of your medical records by completing a Subject Access Request form. We may ask to see identification before processing your request.
We aim to respond to Subject Access Requests within one calendar month once we have received the information needed to process your request, including any required identification.
If your request is complex, or if you have made a number of requests, we may need more time to respond. If this happens, we will let you know within one month and explain why an extension is needed. In these circumstances, the response time may be extended by up to a further two months.
In most cases, there is no charge for a Subject Access Request. However, a reasonable fee may apply for administrative costs if a request is considered manifestly unfounded or excessive, or if further copies of the same information are requested.
Free online access is recommended where appropriate.
Please send requests for medical records or insurance reports to the practice, together with the patient’s signed consent.
Subject Access Requests (SARs) – medical record copies requested by solicitors
Solicitors may request copies of a patient’s medical records on behalf of the patient. Before we can process the request, we must be satisfied that the solicitor has the patient’s valid authority to act on their behalf.
We may ask for written patient consent, proof of authority and/or identification before processing the request.
We aim to respond to Subject Access Requests within one calendar month once we have received the information needed to process the request, including any required consent, authority or identification.
If the request is complex, or if multiple requests have been made, we may need more time to respond. If this happens, we will let the patient or their representative know within one month and explain why an extension is needed. In these circumstances, the response time may be extended by up to a further two months.
In most cases, there is no charge for a Subject Access Request. However, a reasonable fee may apply for administrative costs if a request is considered manifestly unfounded or excessive, or if further copies of the same information are requested.
Free online access is recommended where appropriate.
Privacy Notice – iGPR
Our practice uses iGPR, an NHS Digital-accredited company, to support the processing of medical reports and Subject Access Requests (SARs).
Where appropriate, iGPR will process these requests and provide online access to the requested information through their secure, encrypted online portal.
