If you have any of the following – you can make an appointment with our Nurse Practitioner.

Asthma and COPD with more cough/wheeze than usual.

Chest infections

Ear pain or discharge

Sore throats, coughs and colds (more than a few days)

Suspected bladder infections (over 5s only)

Vaginal discharge symptoms

Leg Ulcers

Skin and wound infection

Animal bites

Conjunctivitis

If patients need prescriptions or request advice on the following :

Asthma                                                    Inhalers, medications inc antihistamines

COPD                                                      Queries and medications

Smoking Cessation                                 Advice and medications for children

Paracetamol etc ( request eg Calpol !)               

Travel                                                       Advice & anti malarial

Dressings                                                If prescriptions needed

Skin problems                                         Medications or compression hosiery

      Contraception                                        Implants & pills – prescribing

Some services provided are not covered under our contract with the NHS and therefore attract charges. Examples include the following:

• Medicals for pre-employment, sports and driving requirements (HGV, PSV etc.)
• Insurance claim forms
• Prescriptions for taking medication abroad
• Private sick notes
• Vaccination certificates

The fees charged are based on the British Medical Association (BMA) suggested scales and our reception staff will be happy to advise you about them along with appointment availability.

Non-NHS Work and Fees

All non-NHS work is considered Private Administration and can take the form of written documentation or a face to face medical. Private administration is completed by our GPs at their discretion due to the fact that NHS medical care is prioritised. We do understand your administration requests are important and we will do our very best to ensure they are completed in a timely manner.

It can be difficult to predict how long Private Administration requests will take to complete and we can not therefore guarantee a completion date. We aim to complete most administration within 4 to 8 weeks but that may be sooner or later depending on NHS priorities.

Private Administration does require time to complete even if it appears very simple. The reason for this is that it is a condition of remaining on the Medical Register that a GP only sign what they know to be accurate. The responsibility is therefore on the GP to review patient records and undertake all of the work necessary to ensure that they can be happy that they are able to support or complete a request. For complex matters this can take considerable GP time even though it may seem like a simple signature on completion.

Prior to your request, please review the private charges below to ensure you are happy to cover the fees at completion of the work. We always ask that fees are covered and made good before release of completed works.

We are able to make completed work available for you at our reception desks for collection and payment can be made on collection.

A list of our current fees is provided below: 

Certificates
Single line certificate or letter	£20.00
Private medical certificate (sick note)	£20.00
Vaccination certificate	£25.00
Freedom from infection certificate	£30.00
Forms
Private Medical Insurance (PMI) form	£40.00
Holiday Insurance cancellation form	£40.00
Accident/sickness insurance claim form	£40.00
Shotgun licence Application	£55.00
Driving
Full Medical and/or report to determine fitness to hold driving/LGV/HGV licence	£120.00
Employment
Private full medical and report (non proforma)	£130.00
Report no examination (non proforma)	£90.00
Childminder: offsted declaration form	£85.00
Fostering Health Assessment form (AH form)	£80.00
Legal
Solicitors private medical report	£100 -£130
Short letter: in my opinion (15 mins) Single line: In my opinion	£45.00 £20.00

Subject Access Requests (SAR)

A first request for medical records under a SAR is free of charge as per GDPR guidance 

Any further SAR requests for the same medical records are deemed as excessive and are chargeable as per GDPR guidelines 

Private work not carried out by the practice

Please find below a list of private work that is not carried out by the practice.  These are non-negotiable and you must seek the assistance of an outside agency for completion. 

Mental Capacity Assessments

·         Lasting Power of Attorney 

·         Certificate Provider Forms 

·         Will/Codicil Forms 

·         Power of Attorney 

·         All mental capacity requests from solicitors, next of kin etc 

Proof of Identification

The practice does not countersign: 

·         Passports 

·         Citizenship Cards 

·         Proof of Life documents 

·         Driving Licence 

·         Photographs for identification documents 

Finance

The practice does not provide supporting letters /information for: 

Housing applications

Financial applications -for example mortgages, loans etc 

Benefits Applications

The practice does not supply supporting letters/information for patients making benefits applications.  Patients need to submit their applications directly to the appropriate service – if these services then request medical information on an applicant, they always write to the surgery directly. 

Fit to Fly Letters

The practice does not carry out fit to fly letters.  Patients can request these at www.zoomdoc.com 

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to complete a travel form prior to  an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements.   This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required.

There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below

Europe & Russia	North America
Central America	South America
Caribbean	Africa
Middle East	Central Asia
East Asia	Australasia and Pacific

It is important to make this initial appointment as early as possible – at least 6 weeks before you travel – as a second appointment will be required with the practice nurse to actually receive the vaccinations. These vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine. Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to work.

Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge. This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.

Travel Health Questionnaire

To help us offer the appropriate advice, please fill out the online form before coming to see the nurse.

See the NHS website for guidance on all vaccinations recommended and how to receive them – Vaccinations – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

We provide both routine and urgent blood tests as required. You will be seen by a member of our Nursing Team