Cost of Medical For Insurance for cancelled Holiday

peachyprice

Yellow_Is_The_Colour wrote: »

As when you visit your GP it is part of the the NHS surely there should be a standard charge that could be waived as the GP's discretion.Whilst I am not a pensioner or excempt for any reason surely people in this group should get it free like a prescription.

Filling in forms for travel insurance claims is not an NHS service so why on earth should the NHS subsidise it? You're asking the GP to perform a private service, each GP can charge whatever their going rate for private patients is.

claire16c

I paid £15 for a letter, and then £20 for a form that the insurance company insisted I had filled out too!

Martin85

I think there should be a standard charge with no exemption for anyone except in the case of death of one of the policyholders.What is wrong is that insurance companies will not cover this expense of the GP's letter on any insurance claim.

Teahfc

Medical professionals do not study and give up their late teen early - mid twenties to do things for free. If you get an appointment with them they can claim that back off the NHS, if they do anything over and above then they are entitled to be paid. Would you do something for nothing ... ? I know I would not.

jacques_chirac

Martin85 wrote: »

I think there should be a standard charge with no exemption for anyone except in the case of death of one of the policyholders.What is wrong is that insurance companies will not cover this expense of the GP's letter on any insurance claim.

There are no 'standard charges' in private medicine, just as there are not in law or accountancy.