List of Charges for administrative services
Some administrative services that we offer are not provided by the NHS and we make a charge for these services as outlined below. The cost of these services is in line with British Medical Association guidance.
Last updated: 31/08/2021
Fees For Medical Reports, Letters, etc:
Item | Who Pays | Charge |
Access to records under Data Protection Act | ||
Medical records directly released to the patient | No charge | |
Administration Charge for sending by post | Posting charges | |
To Whom It May Concern Letters / Letter re fitness to exercise, travel, housing | Patient | £22.50 |
Certificates and forms | ||
Fitness for sport, school, university, etc | Patient | £22.50 |
Certificate of Incapacity | Patient / Insurance company | |
Straightforward certificates of fact | £22.50 | |
Health Certificate to attend university, college, teacher and nurses training | Patient / Employer | £70 |
School fees insurance claim form | Patient | £25 |
Fitness to attend state school | Local authority | £25 |
Provident Association claim form (e.g. BUPA/PPP) | Patient | £25 |
Application For Naturalisation as a British Citizen – form AN from the UK Border Agency | Patient – bring photograph | £22.50 |
Criminal injuries compensation report on pro forma | Criminal Injuries Authority | £38 |
PADI Fitness for Diving Medical Statement | Patient | £45 |
Power of Attorney | £80 | |
Private sick note | Patient | £22.50 |
Driving | ||
Fit to Drive medicals (all cab/taxi/bus HGV medicals – Form TPH/204) | Patient | £100 |
Report no examination (20 to 30 mins) | Patient | £60 |
Report to DVLA with examination | DVLA | £80 |
Report to DVLA No examination | DVLA | £23 |
Seat belt exemption | Patient | £70 |
Elderly driver certificates | Patient | £70 |
Driving Licence photograph | Patient | £25 |
PCV/LGV driver / local authority | Patient | £91 |
Travel Abroad | ||
Pregnant Woman’s Medical Certificate Attesting Fitness to Fly noting their good health and indicating the baby’s expected date of birth | Patient | £22.50 |
Prescription for drugs required solely for purpose e.g. Malaria tab | Patient | £10 |
Meningitis C Vaccination for Travel | Patient | £50 |
Visa medical report migrating / travel | Patient | £40 |
Vaccination certificate | Patient | £22.50 |
Letter detailing prescription medicines with Surgery stamp | Patient | £22.50 |
Employment – Private | ||
Full medical with report or certificate (private/insurance – 45mins) | Patient / Employer / Insurance | £170 |
Report without examination (private/insurance – 30 mins) | Patient / Employer / Insurance | £110 |
Report on Pro-forma (20 mins) | Patient / Employer / Insurance | £90 |
Medical Report requested by solicitors (1/2 hour GP time) | Solicitor | £90 |
Employment – Local Authority / Police / NHS | ||
Police / Local Authority medical exam, certificate, opinion | Local authority | £110 |
Local Authority/Police: report without examination (30 mins) | Local authority | £75 |
LA/Police Medical for higher grade appointment | Local authority | £110 |
NHS Employee Prospective | Local NHS | £39 |
Fire brigade’s Medical examination | Fire Master | £110 |
Examination and report for fitness for sport, school, university, etc | Patient / Insurance company | £132 |
Local Authority – Lecture to the public | Local Authority | £59 |
Insurance | ||
Sickness report with examination | Insurance company | £169 |
Insurance | ||
Insurance Claim form completion | Patient | £26 |
Accident report with examination | Insurance company | £148 |
Report without examination. Medical opinion to be included at GP’s discretion. | Insurance company | £99 |
Short certificate | Insurance company | £22.50 |
Life Assurance | ||
GP examination own patient | Insurance company | £93 |
GP report no examination | Insurance company | £84 |
GP supplementary report | Insurance company | £22 |
Certificate of Existence | Patient | £22.50 |
Buppa, PPP, WPA, Private medical insurance (PMI) | ||
Report on prospective subscriber PMI – Extract from records | Insurance company | £56 |
Completion of Form | Insurance company | £114 |
Full medical exam and report | Insurance company | £170 |
Mental Capacity Certificate | ||
With examination | Solicitor / Guardian | £111 |
No examination | Solicitor / Guardian | £55 |
Mental Health Psychiatric Examination – non specialist fee | Local Authority | £54 |
Full examination with report or certificate, eg Candidate for the Priesthood Medical Examination Report | Patient / Employer / Insurance | £141 |
Treasury Rates | ||
Report written (eg 45 min) | £128 | |
Medical examination and report / complex | £169.50 | |
Sessional fee (eg 3hrs) | £339.50 | |
Adoption and Fostering | ||
Adoption fees normally paid by parent; fostering by NHS, but sometimes paid by the adoption/fostering agency. | ||
Form IHA Initial Health Assessment | £74 | |
Forms M, B Obstetric Neonatal reports | £45 | |
Forms C, D, YP or AME Full examination of child | £98 | |
Form AH Health assessment, Prospective carer | £74 | |
Form AH2 Update report, parent/carer | £24 | |
Childminder (Ofsted health declaration booklet) | Patient / Employer | £56 |
Examination of children in /for care-first exam | £38 |
Please Note: We only accept the following forms of payment;
- Cash (£)
- Chip & Pin Card Payment
- Contactless Card Payment
- Apple Pay
We do not accept cheques, Magnetic Stripe cards or Chip & Signature card payments.