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PEEL GP'S FEES FOR NON-NHS SERVICES

Fees for services which can only be provided by the patient’s GP/Locum

Effective date: April 2009

1. Certificates without examination

a) Straightforward certificates of fact - £15.50

b) More complex certificates - £26.00 to £55.00

• private sick note (incapacity certificate), required by patient for presentation to an employer (except those that the doctor is obliged to provide for statutory sick pay (SSP) purposes)

• accident/sickness insurance certificate - short certificate of incapacity without examination for patient to claim under accident/sickness insurance

• freedom from infection certificate, e.g. for school, travel or employment

• validation of private medical insurance (PMI) claim form, to support a claim for benefit in connection with private medical insurance, or completion of a 'pre-treatment’ form

• school fees and holiday insurance certificates

• health club – brief written report to certify that a patient is fit for exercise

2. Work in surgery

a) Extract from records - £58.50

b) Report on a pro forma, no examination (e.g. 20 minutes) - £78.25

c) Written report without examination, providing a detailed opinion and statement on the condition of the patient (e.g. 30 minutes) - £117.00

d) Comprehensive clinical examination including report, certificate, or completion of necessary forms (e.g. 45 minutes) - £175.50 e.g. HGV & Taxi medicals

• accident/sickness insurance – to support a claim for payment of benefit under accident/sickness insurance policy

• employment – for pre-employment or on an employee, requested by an employer

• fitness for education – to attend university, college, teacher and nurses training and, for dentists, completion of the form of Application for first registration of a dentist issued by the GDC

• pharmaceutical trials – report on suitability of patient to take part as non-patient volunteer

• private medical insurance: report on prospective subscriber to a private medical insurance (PMI) scheme (e.g. BUPA, PPP, WPA, etc)

Courtesy of the BMA

***PLEASE NOTE: EXACT MONIES ARE REQUIRED AS WE DO NOT HOLD CASH. PLEASE MAKE CHEQUES PAYABLE TO THE RELEVANT GP***

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PEEL GPs
Peel Health Centre, Angouleme Way, Bury, Lancs, BL9 0BT
Tel 0161 763 7333