Non-NHS Services

Private Services

Non-NHS GP services are chargeable tasks or documents a GP provides outside their standard NHS contract, such as accident certificates, reports for insurance companies or local authorities, and private sick notes. Many patients see their doctor as the embodiment of the NHS and all that it provides – free care at the point of delivery. However not all work doctors are asked to do is paid for by the NHS. The doctor must therefore establish who is funding this work and if it is not part of their NHS work, agree a fee for this. Where requests are considered to be non-NHS, patients are billed for these services, and GPs can set their own fees, often referencing guidance from the British Medical Association (BMA). These tasks require significant time and care from the GP, who must verify information from patient records to maintain accuracy and avoid professional repercussions.

Private, or Non-NHS work is often not straightforward or simple to complete. Some of the information is not available easily and will mean the doctor has to sort and select the right information for the request. GP Surgeries must cover their time and costs – staff, buildings, heating, lighting, etc – in the same way as any small business.

You can find the list of our charges on the following link Private Fees