The NHS provides health care, free of charge, but there are exceptions: prescription charges have existed since 1951, and there are a number of other services for which fees are charged, for example, medical reports for insurance companies.
It is important to understand that GPs are self-employed and offer their services to the NHS, and they have to cover their costs – staff, buildings, heating, lighting, etc – in the same way as any small business.
Our Fees
| Accident or Sickness Claims: Insurance Certificate Freedom from Infection Certificate Private Sick Note | £42.00 £30.00 £25.00 |
| Reports (insurance/solicitor/employment): Simple Statement of Fact Disability Student Allowance Form GP Report on Proforma without Examination Written Report without Examination Full Medical Examination and Report | £30.00 £25.00 £87.50 £125.00 £185.00 |
| Medical Examinations: DVLA (HGV/LGV/PSV/Taxi/Elderly Driver) | £102.00 |
| Adoption & Fostering: Form AH (requires medical) Form AH2 (update – no medical required) | £73.86 £24.36 |
| Legal Services: Power of Attorney – medical examination & report | £105.00 |
| Clarification of Fitness: Firearms / Shotgun Medical Proforma Health Club Form (not gym referral) Fitness to Perform Recreational Activity ~ report only (skydives/diving etc) Fitness to Perform Recreational Activity ~ examination & report Health Declaration Form (OFSTEAD / Police) | £78.00 £30.00 £87.50 £125.00 £42.00 |
| Private Consultations: Doctors Appointment Blood/Swab (note: lab also charge a separate fee for processing the sample) Prescription | £125.00 £40.00 £15.00 |
| Private Referrals: Referral that would be eligible to be made on the NHS Referral that is not eligible to be made on the NHS | £18.00 £48.00 |
| Vaccines: BCG Cholera Hepatitis A Hepatitis B (per dose) Japanese Encephalitis (per dose) Meningitis ACWY Polio Private Vaccination Certificate Rabies Tick Borne Encephalitis (per dose) Typhoid | £48.00 No Fee No Fee £34.00 £57.00 £41.00 No Fee £21.00 £58.00 £47.00 No Fee |
- Please note: We are unable to do the following: visa applications, character references, references for employment, countersignatures (including passports).
Countersigning Passport Applications
Please be aware that GPs are no longer able to counter sign Passport Forms following new guidance from the Passport Office below:
“Previously applicants were able to contact their General Practitioners for a countersignature but this is no longer allowed. The high demand made it infeasible to maintain for doctors inundated with requests. The only exception is if a medical professional is a close friend of the person applying.”
Please note, our Nurses will not countersign for a passport application either.
View the list of occupations that can countersign passportsFAQs
Where do fees come from?
The British Medical Association (BMA) suggests fees for non-NHS work, which is not covered under a GPS NHS contract, to help GPS set their own professional fees. However, these fees are guidelines only, not recommendations, and a doctor is not obliged to charge the rates suggested.
Why can it take a long time to get a form completed?
Time spent completing forms and preparing reports takes the GP away from the medical care of his or her patients. Most GPs have a very heavy NHS workload, and this paperwork is done at times aside for it.
I only need the doctor’s signature – why do I need to wait?
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 patients’ entire medical record. Carelessness or an inaccurate report can have serious consequences for the doctor.
How can I keep costs down?
Not all documents need signature by a doctor, for exampled passport applications. You can ask another person in a position of trust to sign such documents free of charge.
Plan in advance. Do not expect your GP to process forms overnight. You should expect the form to take up to 6 weeks to be processed.
How do I pay?
Payment can be made by cash, card or BACs. Prepayment is required for all non-NHS services.