Services not available on the NHS - Private Examinations

While NHS services are provided free of charge to patients, there are some services that command a fee as they are not available or funded by the NHS; these services are referred to as non-NHS services.

GPs do not have to carry out non-NHS work on behalf of their patients.Their priority will always be the provision of safe and effective care to their patients, funded by the NHS.

GPs will undertake non-NHS funded work outside routine working hours. Therefore, the fees charged by the organisation contribute to the costs associated with delivering the services required in order to meet patient need

Why GPs sometimes charge fees - BMA

We aim to complete requests for Non NHS work within 15 working days from the date of payment. Some work is 28 days and you will be informed when your request is made. Please give us as much notice as possible and please put your request in writing via letter or email to the Practice Administration Team, email contact bswicb.spasurgeryenquiries@nhs.net

Please also be aware that we outsource some of this work to a third party called "iGPR" (Intelligent General Practice Reporting) Technologies Limited, please click on the link to see their details and Privacy Notice Privacy Policy | iGPR

Not all documents need a signature by a doctor, for example passport applications. You can ask another person in a position of trust to sign such documents free of charge. We cannot sign Passports.