Why GP’s sometimes charge fees?
The National Health Service provides most health care to most people free of charge, but there are exceptions. It is important to understand that many GPs are not employed by the NHS; they are self-employed and they have to cover their costs – staff, buildings etc in the same way as any small business. The NHS covers these costs for NHS work, but for non-NHS work the fee has to cover the doctor’s costs.
In recent years more and more organisations have been involving doctors in a whole range of non-medical work. Examples of non-NHS work includes: accident/sickness certificates for insurance purposes, school fee and holiday insurance certificates, private sick notes etc.
I only need the doctor’s signature – what is the problem?
When a 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, therefore, the doctor might have to check the patient’s entire medical record. Carelessness or an inaccurate report can have serious consequences for the doctor.
Our rates where possible are based upon British Medical Association published fees and are as follows:
| Item | Charge | Payee |
| Form AH Adoption Report and Examination | £75 | Patient/Adoption Agency |
| Form AH2 Follow up Adoption Certificate | £25 | Patient/Adoption Agency |
| To Whom it may concern: Not a full list but to include
• Freedom from Infection Certificate short letter • Medication abroad letter • Fitness to exercise • Illness during exams • Vaccine certificate • Doctors discretionary • Pharmaceutical trial suitability to take part as non-patient volunteer • To establish unfitness for Jury Service |
£20 | Patient |
| HGV/LGV/PSV/Taxi Driver Examination
(60 minute appointment) |
£90 | Patient |
| Mental Health Assessment fees
• COP3 Form with Video consultation • COP3 Form with face to face • office of public guardian paper sign off only • office of public guardian paper sign off with Face to face or video |
Minimum charge of
£45 for up to 30 mins Thereafter £90 per hour |
Solicitor/Guardian |
| Private Sick Note | £16 | Patient |
| Firearms certificate | £65 | Patient |
| Private Prescription | £16 | Patient |
| Holiday cancellation form | £30 | Patient |
| Yellow Fever Vaccine | £65 | Patient |
| Seatbelt exemption | £20 | Patient |
| Cremation Form | £82 | Requestor |
| Items that will not be charged: | ||
| Copies of Patient notes must go via RWT Health Records | ||
| Bankruptcy | ||
| Benefits Claims | ||
| Coroners’ post-mortem | ||
| Council Tax Exemptions | ||
| Death Certificates | ||
| Legal Aid and Domestic Violence Work | ||
| Notification of Infectious Diseases | ||
| Patient to View notes via RWT Health records | ||
| Professional Evidence in Court | ||
| Item | Charge | Payee |
| Form AH Adoption Report and Examination | £75 | Patient/Adoption Agency |
| Form AH2 Follow up Adoption Certificate | £25 | Patient/Adoption Agency |
| To Whom it may concern:
· Freedom from Infection Certificate short letter · Medication abroad letter · Fitness to exercise · Illness during exams · Vaccine certificate · Doctors discretionary · Pharmaceutical trial suitability to take part as non-patient volunteer · To establish unfitness for Jury Service |
£20 | Patient |
| HGV/LGV/PSV/Taxi Driver Examination
(60 minute appointment) |
£90 | Patient |
| Mental Health Assessment fees
· COP3 Form with Video consultation · COP3 Form with face to face · office of public guardian paper sign off only · office of public guardian paper sign off with Face to face or video
|
Minimum charge of
£45 for up to 30 mins Thereafter £90 per hour
|
Solicitor/Guardian |
| Private Sick Note | £16 | Patient |
| Private Prescription | £16 | Patient |
| Holiday cancellation form | £30 | Patient |
| Yellow Fever Vaccine | £65 | Patient |
| Seatbelt exemption | £20 | Patient |
| Items that will not be charged: | ||
| Copies of Patient notes must go via RWT Health Records | ||
| Bankruptcy | ||
| Benefits Claims | ||
| Coroners’ post-mortem | ||
| Council Tax Exemptions | ||
| Death Certificates | ||
| Legal Aid and Domestic Violence Work | ||
| Notification of Infectious Diseases | ||
| Patient to View notes via RWT Health records | ||
| Professional Evidence in Court |
