Non-NHS work

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 displayed below:

Non NHS ServicesNon NHS ServicesCost £Who Pays
Private Sick NoteFirst 7 days of sickness£10Patient or Employer
Fitness to travelSimple certificate£25Patient or Insurer
Full Report£66Patient or Insurer
Fit to Fly (short)£10Patient
simple letter detailing prescription medicines with surgery stamp£20Patient
Holiday ClaimsHoliday claims proforma£20Patient or Insurer
Holiday claims simple report£30Patient or Insurer
Detailed report/exam/opinion£50Patient or Insurer
Health ClubFitness to exercise£25Patient
Fitness to DriveHGV, PCV, LGV, PSV Full Exam & Report£105Patient or employer
HGV, PCV, LGV, PSV Limited Exam & Report£80Patient or employer
Extract From Records£45Patient or employer
Seatbelt exemption£60Patient
Elderly Driving Cert£60Patient
Driving Licence Photograph£20Patient
HousingReport & opinion£25Patient or Local Housing Authority
Exam/report & opinion£50Patient or Local Housing Authority
ImmunisationsPrivate£5 plus vaccine costPatient or employer
International Certificate of Vaccination£20Patient or employer
Employment MedicalFull exam & report£165Patient/employer/insurer
Report without exam£115Patient/employer/insurer
Report on Pro-Forma£89Patient/employer/insurer
Extracts from records£60Employer
Certificate of Incapacity – “to whom it may concern”£30Employer/patient
Access to RecordsComputerised onlyFREEPatient/employer/insurer
Full. Paper, manual, combinedFREEPatient/employer/insurer
Accompanied by clinicianFREEPatient/employer/insurer
Fostering & Adoption FeesForm IHA Initial Health Assessment£60Patient/Employer
Forms M, B Obstetric Neonatal reports£60Patient/Agency
Forms C, D, YP or AME Full examination of child£105
Form AH Health assessment, Prospective carer£90
Form AH2 Update report, parent/carer£30
Childminder (Ofsted health declaration form)£90
BAAF Adoption Form£125
Examination of children in /for care-first exam£60
Subsequent exam£30
Freedom from infection for children for care£30
OthersSimple certificates£20Patient/employer/insurer
Complex certificates£22 – £47Patient/employer/insurer
Record extract£55Patient/employer/insurer/solicitor
‘To whom it may concern’ letters£20Patient