Willow Surgery

The NHS provides most health care to most people free of charge but there are exceptions, such as prescription charges. The NHS does not employ GPs but has a contract with them to provide a range of general medical services for their patients. When GPs are therefore asked to provide additional services which fall outside their NHS contract they are entitled to make a reasonable charge for providing them. This is to cover the cost of our time, for example if a doctor is asked to sign a certificate he or she must first check your entire medical record to ensure that they are providing accurate information.