Title: RECOMMENDED FEES - JUNE 2000
Author: Hamilton Medical Group
Last saved by: Diane Gordon (NHS Grampian)
Company: GHB

HAMILTON MEDICAL GROUP
SERVICES WITH FEES

CERTIFICATES/CLAIM FORMS  (3 week turnaround for forms, etc)
Note – Full payment to be made when certificates, etc requested

PRIVATE SICK NOTE | £25

PRIVATE PRESCRIPTION 
(for drugs not needed immediately by patients travelling abroad)

£25

FIT TO TRAVEL CERTIFICATE (for pregnant ladies) | £25
FIT TO TRAVEL CERTIFICATE (all other patients) | £50 Min – hourly rate dependant on complexity.

HOLIDAY CANCELLATION CERTIFICATE
(must have official form from Insurance Company)

PRIVATE HEALTHCARE CLAIM FORM (BUPA/PPP etc.) |
SICKNESS/ACCIDENT BENEFIT CLAIM FORM (at Doctor’s discretion) |
EXAMINATION/REPORTS -  Full payment to be made in advance
POWER OF ATTORNEY FORMS (Note: Solicitors can sign POA forms) | £165

INSURANCE & SOLICITOR'S REPORTS (per hour) – GP  to advise fee
[Most insurance reports take 30 mins = £165]

£330/hour

COPIES OF REPORTS FOR PATIENTS UNDER GDPR
** Request form to be completed – 1 month to comply with request **

No charge unless repeated requests

SUBJECT ACCESS REQUESTS (SARs), ie Access to Records
[GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATIONS (GDPR)]

Patients/Solicitors requests - No fee chargeable for copies from computerised or paper records unless repeated requests for same info/data.
Note:  If request from 3^rd party (eg solicitor or insurer) relates to actual or potential insurance claim, then request is made under Access to Medical Reports Act (AMRA) – in this case a charge can be made. 
** Request from patient can be verbal, but Recept to fill in HMG request form with relevant info.  Practice has one month to comply with request **

No charge unless repeated requests for same data

PRIVATE BLOODS – Practice fee for GP/HCA time  PLUS
Actual lab costs - costs for bloods requested privately – Practice staff to check directly with ARI Lab or, BTS for blood grouping, before appointment booked.

£59
+ 
actual Lab costs

Last updated January 2023

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