The Partners at Hermitage Medical Practice receive frequent request for medical information by numerous organisations. Further details on what patients should do in these circumstance is attached below.
Information requested for third parties
The NHS provides most health care and health services for free to UK residents, but there are some exceptions. Please see the information sheets attached detailing what you may be charged for and a list of our fees.
Non NHS Information
If you would like to have non NHS work carried out, that is included in the lists above, please complete the attached form and we can arrange this for you.
Non NHS patient request form.
HMP Position Statement on Prescribing Medications Recommended by Private Providers
We are aware that many of our patients seek specialist opinions in the private sector. Frequently, we are involved in the referral process however in some situations patients instigate their own referrals.
Regardless of the referral pathway please be aware that as GPs funded by the NHS, we are not always in a position to provide medications recommended by private practitioners. At the point of seeking a private referral it should not be your expectation that we will be able to provide you with the recommended treatment and you may have to fund this yourself.
This is for a number of reasons including;
• the use of treatments that lie beyond our area of expertise
• the use of treatments that are not prescribed in line with the local prescribing guidelines. Such guidelines exist to ensure safety and value for money for NHS patients.
• the use of treatments by private providers that involve a degree of specialist monitoring and surveillance that we are not funded to undertake
As an NHS funded service we are currently working under significant pressure and it is essential that we utilise the time and resources at our disposal to maximise the delivery of NHS care.
We thank-you for your understanding in this situation.
Many thanks
The Hermitage Medical Practice.