Non NHS Services
Private Services
It is not possible to provide all services under the National Health Service and the following table therefore shows the services for which you may have to pay. A list of current charges is available and is included here. These services are available to our registered patients only.
If you have any concerns about the level of fee involved, please discuss this with your doctor prior to requesting the service.
- Private sick note
- BUPA/PPP claim form
- Private prescription
- Insurance report for sickness/accident
- Holiday Cancellation Certificate
- Fitness to Travel Certificate
- Holiday Vaccination certificate
- Medicals with Statement of fitness report
- Pre-employment
- HGV/PSV/Taxi Driver
- Elderly Driver
- Sports Medicals [including Diving]
We do not sign passport, driving licence or shotgun applications.
Cranleigh Gardens Medical Centre
Non NHS Services
List of Charges – 2019
| VAT@20% | |||
| Driving related items | |||
| Exam and certificate of fitness for elderly drivers | £ 90.00 | £18.00 | £108.00 |
| Certificate only (no medical) | £25.00 | £5.00 | £30.00 |
| LGV PCV Taxi cab licence exam and report | |||
| Employer | £125.00 | £25.00 | £150.00 |
| Self | £65.00 | £13.00 | £78.00 |
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Holiday forms |
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| Certificate for cancellation of holiday insurance | £30.00 | ||
| Fitness to travel certificate | £25.00 | £5.00 | £30.00 |
| International vaccination certificate | £15.00 | £3.00 | £18.00 |
| Insurance Reports | |||
| Exam and report | £Agreed fee | ||
| Report no exam | £Agreed fee | ||
| Report no exam (urgent) | £Agreed fee | ||
| Supplementary report | £Agreed fee | ||
| Extract from records | £60.00 | £12.00 | £72.00 |
| Certificate of incapacity | £15.00 | £3.00 | £18.00 |
| Insurance Questionnaire | £30.00 | £6.00 | £36.00 |
| Letter from | £25.00 | £5.00 | £30.00 |
| Sickness/ accident benefit certificate | exempt | £24.00 | |
| Solicitor Items | |||
| Copy of records up to | £50.00 | ||
| Letters from | exempt | £60.00 | |
| Access to Health Records | |||
| Copies of reports per A4 side | £10 plus |
48p/side upto£50 |
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| Private | |||
| Private Prescription | exempt | £15.00 | |
| Private certificate (employers, schools) | exempt | £18.00 | |
| Private Health Insurance Claim form | exempt | £30.00 | |
| Exam and certificate for fitness to attend college/school | £100.00 | £20.00 | £120.00 |
| Exam and certificate for fitness for parachuting, boxing,diving | £100.00 | £20.00 | £120.00 |
| For charity | £60.00 | £12.00 | £72.00 |
| Certificate for parachuting (no exam) | £15.00 | £3.00 | £18.00 |
| For charity | £10.00 | £1.00 | £11.00 |
| Pre-employment examination and report | £175.00 | £35.00 | £210.00 |
| Local authority pre-employment exam and report | £115.00 | £23.00 | £138.00 |
| Pre-employment report (no exam) | £60.00 | £12.00 | £72.00 |
| Local authority pre employment report (no exam) | £40.00 | £8.00 | £48.00 |
| Army health check | £115.00 | £23.00 | £138.00 |
| Paternity tests | £35.00 | £7.00 | £42.00 |
| Ofsted | £30.00 | £6.00 | £36.00 |
| CICA | £39.00 | ||
| Foster Medical | £73.86 | ||
| DVLA | Agreed fee | ||
| Benefit items | |||
| Exam and report for blue badge | £40.00 | £8.00 | £48.00 |
| Exam and report re disability allowance per hour | £100.00 | ||
| Exam and report re attendance allowance per hour | £100.00 |
Please note that the doctors will not sign driving licence, passport or shot gun licence applications.
| Travel vaccinations(prices subject to change) | including carriage charge and VAT at current rate | |
| Rabies (available on NHS when working in high risk area) | 3 doses | £150 |
| Japanese B Encephalitis | 2 doses | £180 |
| The following are available free on the NHS | ||
| typhoid fever | ||
| hepatitis A | ||
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| Yellow fever is only available at a specialist centre | ||
| Malaria tablets. | We provide a prescription to allow patient to purchase these from the chemist | |
| Other vaccinations will be by agreement | ||
| Hepatitis B | per dose | £40 |
There is a standard charge of £12 + vat for administering non-NHS injections or providing other private (non-NHS) services.
Non NHS/Private Fees FAQs
Isn't the NHS supposed to be free?
The National Health Service provides most health care 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, medical reports for insurance companies.
Surely the doctor is being paid anyway?
It is important to understand that 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 fee has to cover the doctor's costs.
What is covered by the NHS and what is not?
The Government's contract with GPs 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 GPs 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 GPs can charge their NHS patients are:
- Accident/sickness insurance certificates
- Certain travel vaccinations
- Private medical insurance reports
Examples of non-NHS services for which GPs can charge other institutions are:
- Medical reports for an insurance company
- Some reports for the DSS/Benefits Agency
- Examinations of local authority employees
Is it true that the BMA sets fees for non-NHS work?
The BMA suggests fees for non-NHS work which is not covered under a GP's 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 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 - the majority work up to 70 hours a week - 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 or even the Police.
What will I be charged?
The BMA recommends that GPs tell patients in advance if they will be charged, and how much. It is up to the individual doctor to decide how much to charge, but the BMA produces 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 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 all at once as a 'job lot' at a reduced price.
- Do not expect your GP to process forms overnight. You should expect the form(s) to take upto 4 weeks for the GP to complete and return