1.What is a Private Medical Report?
NHS patients occasionally need care that is outside of what the NHS covers. This can include reports and medicals like:
– armed-forces, Taxi or DVLA medical assessments
– mortgage/health/life insurance medicals
– fostering/adoption medicals
2.Will I have to pay for a Private Medical Report or Examination?
Ask at reception to see a list of our fees for Non-NHS services. Fees are based on:
– Time taken to complete a physical examination by a clinician (if required)
– A review of your full medical history by a GP to complete a report
– Administration time in filing and preparing medical reports/examinations
Payment is requested in advance and arranged via an invoice for online BACS transfer. If this method is not suitable, please discuss this when submitting your medical from to us. We can accept EXACT cash only at reception.
3. How long does this process take?
Private medical reports can take up to 28 days to complete and any examination appointments are arranged on a routine basis. We cannot complete private medical reports urgently.
You may see the form as a quick sign-it and leave, thinking that it just needs a signature or quick conversation however, a lot more goes into a medical report even if it only requires a few questions from a GP.
Often, a doctor is signing the report to say that they are happy with their knowledge of a patient, that they will be safe in a certain scenario or that the medical information provided is factually correct. This can only be assessed by:
being familiar with the whole patient history (requires reviewing of all the whole patient notes)
and in some cases may include physically assessing the patient (level of detail determined by form or by the intended activity)
*Please note, these private services are additional services that GP surgeries offer and are not classed as urgent requests. We aim to action and complete private requests within 28 days, but due to increased demand on the NHS this may take longer*
Disclaimer
For some medical record/report requests we use a processor, iGPR Technologies Limited(“iGPR”), to assist us with responding to report requests relating to your patient data, such as subject access requests that you submit to us (or that someone acting on your behalf submits to us) and report requests that insurers submit to us under the Access to Medical Records Act 1988 in relation to a life insurance policy that you hold or that you are applying for. iGPR manages the reporting process for us by reviewing and responding to requests in accordance with our instructions and all applicable laws, including UK data protection laws. The instructions we issue to iGPR include general instructions on responding to requests and specific instructions on issues that will require further consultation with the GP responsible for your care.
See our Privacy Notice for more information on how your data is processed.
