There are occasions when you may require a service from your doctor which does not come within the terms of the NHS. Your doctor is, therefore, entitled to charge a fee for such a service.

Below is a list of the most commonly requested services and fees:

Certificate Without Examination

• Simple signature – £18
• More complex (requiring a review of medical records) – £30
• Private Sick Note – £20
• Private prescription for drugs not needed immediately by patients travelling abroad – £20
• Passport Form/Photograph (Simple signature) – £30
• Holiday cancellation – £30
• Fitness to travel/attend – £45
• Driving License Photograph – £18
• Freedom from infection certificate – £45

Medical Examinations and Reports

• Provident association claim form (BUPA/PPA) – £30
• Sickness/accident insurance benefit claim form – £45
• Sickness/accident short cert (signature only) – £18
• Employers report only – £100
• Employers report and opinion – £125
• Employment (30 minutes) – £125
• Third parties – £125
• HGV, PSV, Taxi drivers – £125
• Elderly drivers fitness – £125
• Racing Drivers – £125
• Diabetic Drivers – £125
• Sports Medical – £125

Access to Records Under Data Protection Act

• Access to Medical Records – £10
• Manual records or combination of manual/computer record – £50

Other Private Fees

• Private Consultation (including script/referral) – £60
• Private Visit – £85
• Private script – £20
• Private Blood Test (excluding pathology fee) – £40

Travel Abroad

• Course of vaccinations (non NHS), plus cost of vaccine – £40
• Private prescription for drugs for sole purpose of travel – £20
• Professional Association of diving instructors (PADI) – £50

Vaccination

Cost of vaccine plus £25 admin fee.

• Yellow Fever vaccination and certificate – £65
• Letter to fly with medication – £30
• Adult MMR for holiday purposes – £15
• ACWY certificate – £15
• Holiday cancellation certificate – £30
• Fitness to travel certificate – £45