The NHS provides healthcare to their patients free of charge via our GP practice. There are private services which GPs are asked to provide by other agencies, or their patients and we can be asked to provide these services. We obviously try to provide these services when appropriate but prioritise our clinical NHS work.
Examples of non-NHS services for which GP’s can charge their patients:
- Private Medical Insurance Reports;
- Holiday Cancellation Forms.
- Letters requested by, or on behalf of the patients e.g. Fit to Fly, Court Appearances Fitness to Work Forms (in certain circumstances)
- Medicals for pre-employments, sports and driving requirements – HGV, PSV etc
- Insurance Claim Forms
- Private Prescriptions
- Private Sick Notes
- Vaccination Certificates
Firearms Forms Blue Badge applications – Flintshire County Council has told the practice that GP letters are not necessary or taken into consideration, we therefore do not provide this service for applications. Supporting letters from the patient’s hospital consultant may be applicable in some circumstances – please contact your consultants secretary for information.
Other requests/service may be available, please email the practice for the attention of the Practice Secretary for advice.
When a doctor signs a certificate or completes a report, it is a condition of remaining on the Medical Register that they only sign what they know to be true. Therefore, in order to complete even the simplest of forms, the doctor needs to check the patient’s entire record. Carelessness or an inaccurate report can have serious consequences for the doctor, with the General Medical Council or even the Police.
Please note, we do not validate/certify Passport or Driving Licence applications due to the personal knowledge required to provide this service.
Time spent completing forms and preparing reports takes the GP away from the medical care of his/her patients. Most GPs have a very heavy workload and paperwork takes up an increasing amount of their time.
In addition non-NHS work must be undertaken outside of NHS contracted time. Please note that it can take up to 28 days to complete these reports. Please note that Private work is only undertaken by 4 of the GP’s in our practice, this can sometimes result in a longer wait for a completed report.
Forms/Requests can be submitted dropping them off at reception – please mark this for the attention of the practice secretary who will then action appropriately. You may need to pay a deposit or pay in full, please note we only accept Cash or Cheque.
Prices can be obtained on receipt of the request.
