Pre-employment medicals

Vejovis

£120 sounds very reasonable imo. considering what she'll be earning for such a small layout.

jonnyd281

I have to have a medical every two years (including a full hearing test) they cost a total of £160, I am fortunate in that my employer re-emburses me for these and my yellow fever vacination, however there are people in the same industry that have to pay for their own.

Errata

If my car needed servicing I would shop around for the best deal, I do not understand why I cannot do it with the Pre-employment medical, especially as I am paying for this as a private patient – this just feels wrong

The human body is rather more complex than a car. Many people service their own cars, vanishingly few have the knowledge and ability to give themselves a full medical.

Tivvy1

Errata wrote: »

The human body is rather more complex than a car. Many people service their own cars, vanishingly few have the knowledge and ability to give themselves a full medical.

I don't disagree with you, however, this is classed as private work which I'm paying for, therefore, I should have a choice as to who I give my money too.

Errata

Tivvy1 wrote: »

I don't disagree with you, however, this is classed as private work which I'm paying for, therefore, I should have a choice as to who I give my money too.

You have a choice, the airline has advised you can use any doctor. Try Harley Street if you want a quick turnround.

Nicki

Gps with NHS contracts tend to do very little private work and only for their own patients. So it isn't surprising that you have had no joy in finding an NHS GP at another practice to do this for you. What you need, if you want choice, is a GP in private practice. I don't know where you live, but there are a number of these in London where I live and I suspect other major cities. I suspect they will charge more than £120 however. A standard private charge for a consultation with a new patient is between £200 and £250 IME.

heretolearn_2

GPs are busy and generally won't do private stuff for non-patients as they don't have time. Try a private doctor or any private medical service supplier - for example Bupa - will do this for you. IT might cost more though, but worth asking.

Uncertain

Nicki wrote: »

Gps with NHS contracts tend to do very little private work and only for their own patients. So it isn't surprising that you have had no joy in finding an NHS GP at another practice to do this for you. What you need, if you want choice, is a GP in private practice. I don't know where you live, but there are a number of these in London where I live and I suspect other major cities. I suspect they will charge more than £120 however. A standard private charge for a consultation with a new patient is between £200 and £250 IME.

Indeed.

I will be very surprised indeed if the OP finds a doctor who is willing to do this for a new patient for less than £120.

The fact that some other surgeries may have charged an existing patient less is frustrating but very little help.

I needed a letter from my GP recently for a reason for which he was quite entitled to charge. As it happened, when I went to collect it, he had marked the envelope "no charge" which surprised the receptionist. That was very kind and my good fortune but it doesn't entitle everybody else to the same concession.