Charges to Patients for Private (Non NHS) Services

With effect from 1st August 2016

Completion of standard or complex certificates/Letters

Service / request / Paid by / Standard Certificate/
Statement of fact / Brief
Certificate/
letter / Complex
Certificates/
letters
Private Sick Note / Requester / £27.50
Accident Sickness Certificate / Requester / £27.50 / £47.50 / £75.00
Holiday cancellation / Requester / £27.50 / £47.50 / £75.00
Freedom from infection / Requester / £27.50 / £47.50 / £75.00
Private medical claim form
(e.g. BUPA, BAWA) / Requester / £47.50 / £62.50 / £75.00
Private medical ‘pre-treatment’ form (e.g. BUPA, BAWA) / Requester / £47.50 / £62.50 / £75.00
School fees certificate / Requester / £27.50 / £47.50 / £75.00
School/university letter/extract from notes / Requester / £27.50 / £47.50 / £75.00
Holiday insurance certificate - fitness to travel / Requester / £27.50 / £47.50 / £75.00
Health club - fit for exercise / Requester / £27.50 / £47.50 / £75.00
Private letter regarding medical information/extract from notes / Requester / £27.50 / £47.50 / £75.00
Fitness for special activities / Requester / £27.50 / £47.50 / £75.00
Vaccination Certificate / Requester / £27.50
Concessionary Travel / Requester / £27.50
Housing letters / These will only be completed at the request of the council, who will pay the fee
Seat belt exemption certificate / Requester / £27.50

Completion of more comprehensive forms / proformas

Service / request / Paid by / Brief Extract from records / Complex
Written report
Accident sickness insurance claim / Requester / £62.50-£77.50 / £125.00
Pre-employment / Requester / £62.50-£77.50 / £125.00
Fitness for education, including university and nurse training / Requester / £62.50-£77.50 / £125.00
OFSTED Childminder report / Requester / £87.50
Prospective Subscriber Private Medical Insurance / Requester / £62.50-£77.50 / £125.00

Medical Examination

Service / request / Paid by / Medical Examination & completion of report
Accident sickness insurance claim / Requester / £175.00
Pre-employment / Requester / £175.00
Fitness for education, including university and nurse training / Requester / £175.00
PSV/HGV fitness to drive / Requester / £105.00
Local authority (taxi medical) / Requester / £105.00
Elderly person - fitness to drive / Requester / £52.50
Prospective Carer (BAAF)Adoption and Fostering / Requester / £77.50

Private Medical Services

Service / request / Paid by / Fee
Consultation - GP / Patient / £55.00 per 10 minutes
Blood Tests / Patient / £35.00+ lab costs
Cervical Smear / Patient / £55.00+lab costs
Recording of ECG / Patient / £65.00
ECG report on previous recording / Patient / £65.00
Minor surgery per hour (excluding drugs and dressings) / Patient / £320.00
DNA testing (clinical time only – form to be provided by requester) / Requester / £80.00

Other

Service / request / Paid by / Fee
Court of protection:
Form, no examination / Requester / £50.00
Form + examination (practice) / Requester / £110.00
Form + examination (home visit) / Requester / £160.00
Assessment of Capacity/Testamentary capacity
Form, no examination / Requester / £50.00
Form + examination (practice) / Requester / £110.00
Form + examination (home visit) / Requester / £160.00
Private Prescription for drugs solely required for travel abroad / Requester / £10
Solicitors correspondence / Solicitor / £160.00 ph
Mileage / Requester / 0.65p per mile
Photocopying / Requester / 0.43p per sheet

Access to Medical Records under Data Protection Act

Service / request / Paid by / Fee
Copy of computerised records / Requester / £10.00
Copy of manual records and or combination of manual & computerised records / Requester / Maximum £50.00

Social Service/Local Authority

Service / request / Paid by / Fee
Case conference <1.5 hours / Social Services / TBA
Case conference >1.5 hours / Social Services / TBA
Child in Care – first examination / Local Authority / TBA
Child in Care – subsequent examination / Local Authority / TBA
Fostering – medical & report / Local Authority / TBA
Mental Health Act section / Health Authority / TBA

Police

Service / request / Paid by / Fee
Attendance at Police Station / Police / £120.00
Police surgery – examine body (Daytime: 08.00-19.00) / Police / £120.00
Police surgery – examine body (OOH: 19.00-08.00) / Police / £200.00
Police Surgery – written report / Police / £65.00-£110.00
Services not provided:
Diving Medicals
Shotgun licences
Passport photographs