Charging Patients
Charges to NHS patients
This BMA guidance from 2007 seeks to address those and to outline the circumstances when it is allowed for charges to be made to NHS patients.
Why do GPs sometimes charges fees?
A BMA guidance document from 2006 answering questions about why GPs sometimes charge fees.
Professional Fees FAQ
This link will take you to the BMA website's page on professional fees
Fees Guidance Schedule 11
This link will take you to the BMA's overview about Fees Guidance Schedule 11
Fees Guidance Schedule 11 - Where no agreement applies
This fees guidance schedule provides suggested fees for services that are provided by the patient’s own general practitioner or other attending doctor.
Who's Testing Who?
Nottinghamshire LMC Ltd has produced a guide to arranging blood tests for private patients.
Charging for travel vaccinations
This link will take you to BMA guidance on charging for travel vaccinations
Charging for medical reports and access to records
This link will take you to the BMA's guidance on charging for medical reports and access to records.
Private Practice
This guidance from 2004 aims to clarify what GPs can and cannot charge for privately under the nGMS contract.
