It’s Your Practice: A patient guide to GP services has been put together by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) for patients.
This guide has been produced as part of the RCGP’s aim to build stronger relationships between you and your doctors and encourage the involvement and inclusion of you in your own care.
The guide provides helpful information on all aspects of using GP services: from finding and choosing a practice and how to get the most out of a GP consultation to accessing health records and understanding patients’ rights and responsibilities.
It is split into several sections including:
- General Practice explained
- Choosing the right practice for you
- Registering with a GP practice
- Seeing your GP – consultations
- Seeing your GP – the next steps
- After your GP consultation
- Your health record
- Your rights and responsibilities as a patient
- Get involved with your practice
The publication is part of a push by the NHS as a whole to encourage you to understand how you can get the most out of primary care – which also includes how you can become more involved in monitoring your own health.
PRIVATE FEES
Some services provided are not covered under our contract with the NHS and therefore attract charges.
All fees below are in line with the BMA guidelines.
Medical Examinations: Taxi/Lorry/Bus – Medical Examination & Report (with Eye test) - £150 Taxi/Lorry/Bus – Medical Examination & Report (without Eye test) - £130 Firearms Licensing - £60 Other Medical Examination & report in Surgery - £130 Fostering /Adoption Forms - £100 Childminder Health Forms - £100 |
Forms, Letters and Reports: To Whom it May Concern (short Letter) - £40 To Whom it May Concern (detailed letter) - £75 Students unfit to take Exam – short letter/form - £40 Report for Insurance Applicants/ Private Insurance (i.e. BUPA, Vitality, AXA ect.) - £50-£104 JobCentre and Universal Credit Forms - Free |
Medical Records: Brief Summary (printout for patient) – Free Immunisation Record – Free Subject Access Request (SAR) - Free Extract from record (i.e. for employer, solicitor, insurance co. if a medical report is to be created or interpretation of existing information within medical record) - £100 |
Certificates and Prescriptions: Private Medical Certificate Only - £30 Private Medical Certificate and Examination - £65 Private Prescription - £25 Private Medical Insurance Forms - £50 Council Tax exemption Form – Free |
Your request will NOT be processed as Urgent.
Please allow 4 weeks for Reports and 28 days for Medical Records.