If you request work that is not provided for under the terms of the NHS Primary Care Services contract your GP may be happy to undertake such work for you but, as this is a private service, you will incur a charge for completion of your request. Our priority is NHS work. Non-NHS work is charged in line with British Medical Association Guidelines.

The NHS provides most health care free of charge. However there are a number of other services for which fees can be charged. These are mainly for services not covered by the NHS, such as medical reports for insurance companies.

• Accident/sickness certificates for insurance purposes
• School fee and holiday insurance certificates
• Reports for health clubs to certify that patients are fit to exercise
• Private prescriptions for travel purposes

• 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

We will advise 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. The surgery has a list of fees based on these suggested fees which is available on request.