Revised charges with effect from 23rd June 2025
Please note that these charges are in line with the BMA guidelines for GPs to charge for private work. The fees are not a guarantee of the completion of the report but are provided for GPs to be released from normal duties.
The fee often needs to cover the time required by GPs to look through medical records to understand the patients background. The reports and medicals are done in strict order of request and can take up to 30 days to complete. The payment will need to be made prior to any work being done and can be paid in cash, by cheque or credit and debit cards. The surgery will notify you when the report is ready for collection.
On some occasions, additional work is required to complete the medical report and any extra fees will be discussed and agreed with the payee before the work is done.
Letters and Forms
| Service |
Our Charges (£s) |
Dependant on complexity
Letter - e.g. To Whom It May Concern (short 1 paragraph)
|
£45.00 |
| Dependant on complexity
Letter – e.g. To whom It May Concern (more than 1 paragraph)
|
£90.00 |
| Buss Pass Application |
£30.00 |
| Driving License Form |
£60.00 |
| Private Sick Note/Prescription |
£50.00 |
| Letter to take medicine abroad |
£50.00 |
| Holiday cancellation form |
£60.00 |
| Freedom from infection, for school, travel and employment |
£50.00 |
| Health Club – fitness to exercise |
£50.00 |
| Student unfit to take exams |
£50.00 |
| Administration charge for recorded delivery |
£15.00 |
| OFSTED forms/Childminder form |
£65.00 |
| Seat Belt exception |
£50.00 |
| Vaccination Certificate |
£50.00 |
| Firearms Certificate |
£70.00 |
| Certificate without examination ie: |
£50.00 |
| Statement of Fact |
£50.00 |
| BUPA Treatment Form |
£50.00 |
| Blood Testing (lab fees are extra) |
£45.00 |
Medicals and Medical Examinations
| Service |
Our Charges (£s) |
| Assess Capacity Consultation (with visit £300) |
£150.00 |
| Sports/Army Medical |
£150.00 |
| IGPR/Insurance Reports |
£120.00 |
| Access Capacity Home Visit |
£150.00 |
| Camp America Questionnaires payable in advance & 20 mins GP Appointment Required |
£120.00 |
| All other reports dependant on their complexity |
Starts at £60.00 |
| Private Medical Insurance Verification |
£60.00 |
| Adoption & Fostering Medicals |
£130.00 |
| Power of Attorney |
£150.00 |
| Fireman's Medical Examination |
£150.00 |
| Fireman's Medical Examination for Continuation of Part Time Fireman |
£150.00 |
| Fit to Attend School Examination (report & examination) |
£150.00 |
| HGV, LGV, PCV, Taxi Driver, Jockey, Go Karting- Full Medical |
£150.00 |
| Medical Report for Employer - Opinion with Examination |
£150.00 |
| Pre-Employment Medicals |
£150.00 |
| Racing Driver Certificate with Medical |
£150.00 |
| Scuba Dive Certificate and Medical also Pilots Licence |
£150.00 |
| Extreme Sports Medical Certificate |
£150.00 |
| GP targeted report for Insurance Applicants
|
£150.00 |
| Housing Report |
£95.00 |
Other
| Service |
Our Charges (£s) |
| Photocopying fee per sheet |
45p per sheet |
| Letters of support requiring notes search |
£50.00 |
| Private Referral Form for Insurer - that requires medical search |
£50.00 |
| Certificates that require medical note search. |
£75.00 |
Supplementary Report (insurance)
Dependant on complexity |
Starts at £27 |
| Private GP Consultation |
£65 for 15 mins |
| Private Nurse Consultation |
£35 for 15 mins |
| DNA Testing (single patient)-Private Nurse Appointment |
£35 for 15 mins |
Why are fees charged?
The government’s contract with GPs covers medical services to NHS patients. However, in recent years more and more organisations have been involving doctors in a wide range of non-NHS work. This work is not funded by the government, so GPs have to charge a fee to cover their time and other expenses.
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 the costs of everything from the limited NHS funds provided – staff wages, buildings, heating, lighting, etc – in the same way as any small business. The NHS covers costs for NHS work, but not for non-NHS work, the fees charged by GPs contribute towards keeping the surgery running.
Do GPs have to do non-NHS work for their patients?
With certain limited exceptions, GPs do not have to carry our non-NHS work. Many GPs however will always attempt to assist their patients and carry out this work.
Why does it sometimes take my GP a long time to complete my form/letter?
Time spent completing forms & preparing reports takes the GP away from the medical care of patients which will always have top priority. GPs have an ever-increasing workload of forms which must be prioritised against offering appointments and other urgent administration. We are unable to guarantee that forms or medicals can be completed ‘urgently’ or within a set deadline.
I only need the GP’s signature – what’s the problem?
When a GP signs a certificate, completes a report or writes a letter it is a condition of remaining on the medical register (which allows them to practice as a doctor), that they only sign what they know to be true. To complete even the simplest of forms, the doctor may have to check a patient’s entire medical record.
How do I pay?
Payments can be made card payment, cheques or cash. All reports will be completed within a month’s timescale and payment must be made in advance. Unfortunately, the work will not be allocated until payment has been made in full. If work is required urgently (within 7 days), we reserve the right to charge an additional fee of £60.00.