Doctors charges

saracen8

I have been told by my GP that he requires a payment of £89-00 per insurance form I need signing for my bank for claiming for a credit card and loan, 2 forms, whislt I am recovering from major surgery. I have been on the BMA website, thou not updated since October 2009 it states,
Certificates without examination
a) Straightforward certificate of fact - £15-50
b) More complex certificates - £26-00 to £55-00
Has anybody had to have an insurance certificate signed lately and how much did it cost ? These are not unfit for work notes.
Also a third company sent me a claim form which all I had to do was sign and return, then they would do the rest all costs taken care of.
How can a GP justify charging so much, one of the claims is only 1 page and how can one insurance company be so different to another ?

Quentin

Your GP can charge what he wants - the BMA can only suggest charges, not enforce them.

They can make these charges as they are doing this (completing isurance forms etc) outside of the NHS - you are paying "private" rates.

ACG

£89 is the normal charge for a Doctors Report - not a signature on a form. he may be getting them mixed up?

But he is free to charge what he likes.

However, depending on the insurance - the company concerned may pay the fee. Life offices usually pay for insurance reports so no reason why other companies wont.

saracen8

Cheers guys, it still seems very steep to fill in a few dates and a medical diagnosis, 10 mins per form max, £534 p/h whilst they are already on a salary !

brettlee

Hi All

Some doctors charge a person beside no insurance or on medicare a less rate than they bill the insurance company.