The NHS doesn’t pay for some of the services that a GP provides and therefore a fee is charged, and the work is considered to be ‘private’. The GP’s priority is the care of their patients and those duties always come first. Private work is done in the GP’s own time and is in addition to an already heavy workload. GPs are not under any obligation to do this work but will try their best to assist.
- Please be aware that you do not need a GP appointment for completion of paperwork. Please email your request or leave any paperwork in reception. Again, if you have any queries please email or contact reception and not the GP.
- Up to 10 working days is required to process all Non NHS Work. You’ll be invoiced accordingly, and payment is accepted by debit card, cash or bank transfer.
Private work includes private sick notes, insurance forms, holiday cancellation forms, medical reports, fitness to travel certificates, private prescriptions, passport signing and some vaccination services, driving medicals.
Download our Private Fee Charges or see the table below.
To understand more about why GP’s charge fees for some aspects of their work, please visit the British Medical Association (BMA)
| TYPE OF WORK | COST |
| LETTERS AND IDENTITY VERIFICATION To whom it may concern, fitness to attend, school, housing, fitness to travel, fitness to exercise, private sick note, water rates reduction, passport application, etc. |
£33.00 |
| Gun licence application | £50.00 |
| SOLICITORS Basic letter / report | £110.00 |
| More in depth letter / report | £150.00 |
| Power of Attorney / Mental Capacity | £150.00 |
| INSURANCE REPORTS Short/Simple Pro-forma | £60.00 |
| Long Pro-forma | £130.00 |
| VEHICLE RELATED Medicals: HGV, PSV, Pilot’s Licence, Motor Sports | £120.00 |
| Hackney (Group 2 Medical for taxi drivers) | £60.00 |
| Fitness to Drive | £65.00 |
| SOCIAL SERVICES Adoption and Fostering Medical | £130.00 |
| SPORTS MEDICAL Short/Simple Pro-forma | £60.00 |
| Long Pro-forma | £130.00 |
| PRIVATE PRESCRIPTION Cost dependent on drug needed | POA |
