Private & Non-NHS Work

Some services are not covered by the NHS Contract, but we are still able to help you with these. However, please be aware that each services has a fee attached to it. 

Some services we can offer are: 

• Medicals and forms for employment and driving requirements (e.g. HGV, PSV, taxi etc)
• Medical reports and examinations for insurance companies and employers
• Legal forms (e.g. Legal Power of Attorney, etc)
• Medical reports for Army applications
• Insurance claim forms
• Vaccination certificates
• Holiday cancellation forms
• To Whom It May Concern letters
• PIP & Universal Credit application forms
• DVLA Fit to Drive forms
• Private referral

To request or enquire into private work, please email us at medical.reports@nhs.net or fill in a request form.

Please ensure you read any form you need actioning carefully and complete and sign any sections you are required to before bringing the paperwork to the surgery. 

We ask that you allow up to 21 days for the process to be completed. 

Fit to Fly Requests

We are unable complete in Fit to Fly forms, certificates or letter requests. Assessing whether someone can fly falls outside the GPs area of expertise and the clinical risk associated.

If you are under the care of a hospital team or specialist, they would be able to inform the airline of some of your conditions.

We recommend you seek advice from your airline or travel agency to make sure you know exactly what you need to travel. Do not leave it the last minute.

For more information, please see the UK Civil Aviation Authority website:

Health guidance for air travel | UK Civil Aviation Authority

Pilot Licence/Extreme Sport Medical Certificates

We are unable to provide pilot licence medical assessments or medical certificates for activities which fall under the extreme sports category, such as diving, skydiving, bungee jumping, marathons, etc. 

GP surgeries are essentially small businesses that work primarily for the NHS, however not all work is covered and paid for by the NHS. The NHS will only pay for work that is covered in their contract, and any work that falls outside of this requires a fee to cover the time and costs – staffing, buildings, lighting, etc – the same as any other small business. 

For more information, please visit the BMA website.

Our fees are based on the BMA (British Medical Association) suggested scales. You can view them here. 

Alternatively, you can contact the private work team at medical.reports@nhs.net or by calling 01249 479809 and choosing option 5. They will be happy to advise you. 

Doctors have a high volume of work almost constantly, from both the NHS and private work.

For that reason, even though a form may only require a simple signature, we do ask that you allow us 21 days to review and action your request. In order to complete even the simplest of forms, they may have to check your entire medical record. 

Carelessness or an inaccurate report can have serious consequences for the doctor with the General Medical Council (the doctors’ regulatory body) or even the Police.