The NHS provides most healthcare free of charge, however some services are not covered under the NHS and so we need to charge a fee for these in order to cover the clinical and admin time required for this work. Time spent completing forms and preparing reports takes the GP away from the medical care of patients. GPs have a heavy NHS workload and this paperwork can only be completed during allocated times.
Our fees are based on the British Medical Association recommendations.
The fee will need to be paid in full by BACS only, before it is passed to the GP for completion. Please allow 28 working days for the request to be completed. When a GP signs a certificate or completes a report/letter, 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 GP might have to check the patient’s entire medical record. Carelessness or an inaccurate report can have serious consequences for the GP. The secretarial team will call you when the GP has completed your request. Please make sure that we have your correct contact details.
Please ensure you complete all boxes before handing the form back to the administration team.