Not all services at the practice are available under the NHS; where patients request non-NHS items or services, a private fee may be payable in accordance with British Medical Association (BMA) guidance and in line with charges applied by other General Practice surgeries.
Fees and charges for these services are shown below which may be payable in advance (we accept cash and card payments only). Any questions in regards to these services, you can contact us on Florence Road Surgery 020 8567 2111.
Please allow up to 20 working days for all requests.
Private Services List & Fees
| Fees Payable By Patients | |
| Medical Examinations | Fee |
| Full Medical Examination and Report Drivers or Pilots vocational licences (e.g. LGV, PCV, Taxi, Pilots, etc.) Employment or Pre-Employment medicals (e.g. Army, Police) | £175.50 £130 |
| Full Medical Examination with report and opinions Legal aid report | £80 |
| Please note we no longer provide reports for marathon or cycling competitions | |
| Accident &/or Sickness Insurance Medical Examination Includes Loan, Income and Mortgage Protection | |
| Certificates, Forms & Reports | Fee |
| Copies of insurance medical reports (Requested by patient) | |
| Freedom from infection certificate | £30 |
| Claim Forms Gym membership cancellation Holiday insurance cancellation Housing benefits report Life/Health insurance claims forms (BUPA, PPP etc.) Police witness report School fees insurance form Fitness certificate (including Fit to Fly) | £40 |
| Ofsted report | |
| Private sick certificate for employer, college etc. | £20 |
| Public Carriage office form | £85 |
| Fitness to attend school/holiday camps, etc | £30 |
| Miscellaneous | Fee |
| Any simple letter to support Non–NHS information (e.g. To whom it may concern, registered as a practice letter, housing, social services etc.) | £20 |
| Complex letter requiring extracts from medical records | £40 |
| COVID recovery letter for travel | £63 per patient |
| Photocopying charges | |
| Private prescription for travel aboard | £17.50 |
| Witnessing Power of Attorney | to be advised |
| Other private extracts from notes | to be advised |
| Private tests (this include HIV testing, counselling & taking a blood sample) Additional saliva test/blood samples (upon examination) | to be advised |
| Access to Medical Records | Fee |
| Access to health records charge (whether copies are required or not) | |
| Viewing records only – no copies required (If records have been added to in the last 40 days, viewing is free) | Fee |
| Records held only on computer | No Fee |
| Records held part on computer and part manually (paper) | No Fee |
| Records held manually (paper) | No Fee |
| Copies of health records required | Fee |
| Records held only on computer | No Fee |
| Private consultations and tests | Fee |
| Private appointment with doctor | £97 |
| Private appointment with nurse | £39 |
| Any tests required (fee is in addition to private consultation fee) | £39 |
| Private prescriptions (fee is in addition to private consultation fee) | £17.50 |
| Hep B Course of 3 (£30 per vaccination) | £90 |
| Nimenrix | £40 |
| Fees Normally Payable by Other Authority/Organisation | |
| Insurance Medical Reports / DVLA | Fee |
| Insurance General Practitioners report | £104 |
| Insurance Company – supplementary reports | £17.50 |
| Report on proforma, no examination (e.g 20 mins)Vitality Insurance Forms (patient pays this charge)Written Report without Examination, providing a detailed opinion and statement on the condition of the patient (e.g. 30 mins) | £89.50 £55 £133 |
| Solicitors – Forms & Reports / Copies of Medical Records | Fee |
| Copies of medical records – as per access to medical records | No Fee |
| Letter providing information from patient records (Fee depending on complexity of letter) | £40 |
| Local Authority (apart from Brent) | Fee |
| Adoption medical | £87 |
| Department of Works and Pensions (DWP) | Fee |
| Disability living allowance formsDSA 1550 forms | upto £35.00 |
Passport Applications
Please note we do not counter sign passport passport applications; passport forms are not covered by the NHS.
Doctor’s Letter
You may require a doctor’s letter for various reasons e.g. statement of fact or confirmation of medical conditions.
Please make your request in writing via askmyGP, email to [email protected] or by letter and it will be dealt with in the most appropriate way; this may take up to 10 working days to process.
If you are pregnant and require a doctor’s letter as proof of ‘permission to travel’ please be aware that many airlines require your doctor’s letter to be signed within 48 hours of international travel.
Please note that you will not be provided with a doctor’s ‘permission to travel’ letter if you are due in less than 30 days or if your pregnancy is considered high-risk.