12 February 2020
This fee has been updated to reflect the fact that during 2020/21 the BMA will recommend that practices should not charge for this work while it is considered as part of a review on reducing bureaucracy in general practice. This is a non-contractual change agreed as part of the 2020 GP contract deal between the BMA and NHS England. Click on the link above for full details.
December 2019
The results of the latest Medeconomics survey to establish the average fee charged for a range of services have been addded to the GP Fees Database. The fees affected are:
- Adoption/fostering health assessment (form AH)
- Adoption/fostering update report (form AH2)
- Assessment of capacity certificate COP3 no examination
- Assessment of capacity certificate COP3 with examination
- Shotgun firearm license
- Private sick note
- Private prescription charge
- Private health insurance claim form
- Driving - full physical medical examination and report
- Driving - report no examination
- School fees insurance claim form
- Fitness to exercise
- Fitness to attend school
- Income protection insurance claim
- Life insurance application
- Private blood test
July 2019
The results of the latest Medeconomics survey to establish the average fee charged for a range of services have been addded to the GP Fees Database. The fees affected are:
- Travel immunisations
- Fitness to travel
- Pregnant woman's medical certificate/fitness to fly
- Letter relating to medication for flights/travel with medication
- Freedom from infection certificate
- Holiday/travel insurance: cancellation claim
21 February 2019
The Debt and Mental Health Evidence form fee has been updated to reflect a new pledge by the BMA that practices in England will stop charging patients for completeing this form when a new simplified version is introduced.
November 2018
The results of the latest Medeconomics survey to establish the average fee charged for a range of services have been addded to the GP Fees Database. The fees affected are:
- Adoption/fostering health assessment (form AH)
- Adoption/fostering update report (form AH2)
- Assessment of capacity certificate COP3 no examination
- Assessment of capacity certificate COP3 with examination
- Shotgun firearm license
- Private sick note
- Private patient consultation
- Private prescription charge
- Private health insurance claim form
- Employment medical
- Driving - full physical medical examination and report
- Driving - report no examination
- School fees insurance claim form
- Fitness to exercise
- Fitness to attend school
- Holiday/travel insurance: cancellation claim
- Income protection insurance claim
- Life insurance application
- Private blood test
September 2018
Solicitors reports fee details have been updated to reflect the introduction of the GDPR and outline when practices must provide information for free and when they can charge for reports.
July 2018
Medical records: access to information has been updated to reflect the introduction of the GDPR.
April 2018
Case conferences and safeguarding reports has been updated to include a link to new BMA guidance that confirms practices can charge for this work and advises them to agree fees before completing any reports or attending case conferences.
March 2018
The travel immunisations fees page has been updated to reflect revised BMA guidance on which vaccines practices can charge for and links updated.