Some services provided are not covered under our contract with the NHS and therefore attract charges.
Please contact reception for further information or to book an appointment.
Non-urgent advice: Please Note
– We do not have the resources to undertake the necessary cardiovascular tests and full medical examination that would provide the doctor with enough information to make an informed decision.
– You will need to find a private provider for this.
Fee List for Non-NHS Work
-from 1st April 2025
| Certificates | Private Sick Note | £27.00 |
| Fitness to Attend Gym/School (no medical) | £27.00 | |
| Kent Police Firearms Proforma | £81.00 | |
| Medicals | Fitness to drive (Elderly, Racing etc) | £162.00 |
| Taxi Medical | £162.00 | |
| HGV/LGV | £162.00 | |
| Shotgun medical (payable by patient) | £135.00 | |
| Life Assurance | £216.00 | |
| Pre-Employment Medicals + Examination | £216.00 | |
| Adoption & Fostering | Forms IHA-C and IHA-YP. Initial health assessment and report | £270.00 |
| Forms RHA-C and RHA-YP. Review health assessment & Report | £216.00 | |
| Form M/B-obstetric report on birth mother and neo-natal report | £81.00 | |
| Form AH-health assessment on prospective carer | £216.00 | |
| Form AH2-update report on patient/carer | £54.00 | |
| Reports | GP Report for Insurance applicants (PMA) | £162.00 |
| GP Supplementary Report for Insurance applicants | £43.00 | |
| Insurance Claim Verification | £43.00 | |
| Targeted Insurance Report | £81.00 | |
| Pre-employment Report | £162.00 | |
| Social Services Report (for case conferences) | £54.00 | |
| Ofsted report for registered childminder | £81.00 | |
| Private Fostering check-KCC | £81.00 | |
| Christchurch University Health Questionnaire | £27.00 | |
| Almshouses Form | £27.00 | |
| Army Report | £162.00 | |
| Citizen Advice Bureau Report | £54.00 | |
| Camp America | £54.00 | |
| Other long reports | £108.00 | |
| Other short reports | £54.00 | |
| Solicitor | Living Will witness | £54.00 |
| Claim Forms | Cancellation of Holiday-Insurance Claim Form | £43.00 |
| Private Medical Insurance Claim Form | £43.00 | |
| Miscellaneous Forms | £43.00 | |
| Other | Private Phlebotomy (to take blood sample only. Form and bottles to be provided by private provider and separate charge by private provider for specimen analysis) | £43.00 |
| Passport/Driving Licence counter signature | £54.00 | |
| Lighter Life | £54.00 | |
| Housing Letter | £27.00 | |
| Other long patient letter | £43.00 | |
| Other short patient letter | £27.00 | |
| Travel | Private Prescription (Travel-this does not include the cost of the drug which is payable directly to the pharmacy) | £27.00 |
| Vaccination Certificate | £27.00 | |
| Fitness to Travel | £27.00 | |
| Hepatitis A | Free | |
| Typhoid | Free | |
| Rivaxis (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Polio) | Free |
FAQs
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 their costs – staff, buildings, heating, lighting, etc – in the same way as any small business. The NHS covers these costs for NHS work, but for non-NHS work, the fees charged by GPs contribute towards their costs.
What is covered by the NHS and what is not?
The Government’s contract with GPs covers medical services to NHS patients, including the provision of ongoing medical treatment.
In recent years, however, more and more organisations have been involving doctors in a whole range of non-medical work.
Sometimes the only reason that GPs are asked is because they are in a position of trust in the community, or because an insurance company or employer wants to ensure that information provided to them is true and accurate.
Examples of non-NHS services for which GPs can charge their own NHS patients:
- accident or sickness certificates for insurance purposes
- school fee and holiday insurance certificates
- private letters
Examples of non-NHS services for which GPs can charge other institutions:
- life assurance and income protection reports for insurance companies
- reports for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in connection
- with disability living allowance and attendance allowance
- medical reports for local authorities in connection with adoption and fostering
Do GPs have to do non-NHS work for their patients?
With certain limited exceptions, for example a GP confirming that one of their patients is not fit for jury service, GPs do not have to carry out non-NHS work on behalf of their patients.
Whilst GPs will always attempt to assist their patients with the completion of forms, for example for insurance purposes, they are not required to do such non-NHS work.
Is it true that the BMA sets fees for non-NHS work?
The BMA suggest fees that GPs may charge their patients for non-NHS work (ie work not covered under their contract with the NHS) in order to help GPs set their own professional fees.
Why does it sometimes take my GP a long time to complete my form?
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 workload and paperwork takes up an increasing amount of their time, so many GPs find they have to take some paperwork home at night and weekends.
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 with the General Medical Council (the doctors’ regulatory body) or even the Police.
What will I be charged?
We recommend that GPs tell patients in advance if they will be charged, and what the fee will be.
It is up to individual doctors to decide how much they will charge, but we produce lists of suggested fees which many doctors use. Surgeries often have lists of fees on the waiting room wall based on these suggested fees.
What can I do to help
- Not all documents need a signature by a doctor, for example passport applications. You can ask another person in a position of trust to sign such documents free of charge.
- If you have several forms requiring completion, present them all at once and ask your GP if he or she is prepared to complete them at the same time to speed up the process.
- Do not expect your GP to process forms overnight. Urgent requests may mean that a doctor has to make special arrangements to process the form quickly, and this will cost more.
What type of report work doesn’t have to be done by my GP?
There is some medical examination and report work that can be done by any doctor, not only a patient’s GP. For this work there are no set or recommended fees which means doctors may set their own fees.