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NOT ALL SERVICES AT THE PRACTICE ARE AVAILABLE UNDER THE NHS.
The NHS provides most healthcare to most people 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.
Sometimes the charge is made to cover some of the cost of treatment, for example, dental fees; in other cases, it is because the service is not covered by the NHS, for example providing copies of health records or producing medical reports for insurance companies.
What is covered by the NHS and what is not?
The government’s contract with GP’s covers medical services to NHS patients. In recent years, more and more organisations have been involving doctors in a whole range of non-medical work. Sometimes the only reason that GP’s are asked is because they are in a position of trust in the community, or because an insurance company or employer wants to be sure that information provided is true and accurate.
Examples of non-NHS services for which GP’s can charge their patients:
Time spent completing forms and preparing reports takes the GP away from the medical care of his/her patients. Most GP’s have a very heavy workload- the majority of GP’s work up to 60 hours a week and paperwork takes up an increasing amount of their time. 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. Therefore in order to complete even the simplest of forms, the doctor needs to check the patient’s entire record. Carelessness or an inaccurate report can have serious consequences for the doctor, with the General Medical Council or even the Police.
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/her patients. Most GP’s have a very heavy workload- the majority of GP’s work up to 60 hours a week and paperwork takes up an increasing amount of their time.
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. Therefore in order to complete even the simplest of forms, the doctor needs to check the patient’s entire record.
Carelessness or an inaccurate report can have serious consequences for the doctor, with the General Medical Council or even the Police.
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.
How are charges decided?
The British Medical Association recommends that GPs tell patients in advance if they will be charged. It is up to the individual practice to decide how much to charge.
For a list of fees please see below or you can pick up a leaflet from reception.
FEES & CHARGES
SHEEN LANE HEALTH CENTRE
Sheen Surgery
2020
Charge | |
Certificates | |
Private Patient Consultation | £ 50.00 |
Private sick note | £15.00 |
Private claim form | £30.00 |
School/ Sickness/ Accident claim form | £30.00 |
Travel | |
Travel/Holiday cancellation | £30.00 |
Fit to travel certificate | £25.00 |
Driving | |
Licence application | £30.00 |
HGV/PSV/Taxi medical and report
Based on 30 mins plus nurse |
£130.00 |
Medical and report
Based on 15 mins |
£50.00 |
Blue Badge application | £30.00 |
General | |
Private ECG | £50.00 |
Fit to join gym | £32.50 |
Fitness certificates – sports, school, entertainment
Based on 15 mins |
£50.00 |
Fitness certificates – sports, school, entertainment
Based on 15 mins |
£50.00 |
Private Medical Examination
Including Power of Attorney/Assessment for capacity. |
£130.00 |
Insurance medical and report
Based on 45 mins |
£170.00 |
University / Ofsted Report | £15.00 |
TRAVEL VACCINES
Vaccine | Charge |
Polio/Diphtheria/ Tetanus | £35.00 |
Typhoid | £50.00 |
Yellow Fever | £79.00 |
Hepatitis A & B | £70.00 |
Hepatitis A / Hepatitis A Junior | £55.00 |
Typhoid & Hep A | £70.00 |
Hepatitis B | £42.00 |
Hepatitis B Junior | £38.00 |
Rabies | £70.00 (£200 for 3pay in adv) |
Japanese encephalitis | Please ask nurse |
Tick-borne encephalitis | Please ask nurse |
Meningitis ACWY | £65.00 |
Certificates | |
Malaria prescription | £15.00 |
Replacement Yellow Fever certificate | £30.00 |
Consultations | |
Attending for advice only 20 min appointment | £40.00 |