Not all services at the practice are available under the NHS.
Where patients request non-NHS items or services, a private fee may be payable.
Listed below are the private fees that are charged to patients.
Private Prescription
£20 – You will need to pay the cost of medication at the pharmacy
Private Medical Certificate – Fitness to Work
£30
Full medical examination – Including HGV, PCV, Taxi, Pilot, Employment Medicals and Council Reports
£150
Private Letters
£30
Private fees – to be paid by third parties
The practice may also be asked to provide a medical report and or examination for an insurance company or solicitor. This charge is payable by the insurance company or solicitor.
Alternatively, a request may be received for a copy of your medical records. You will need to give your consent to this.
Making payments
Payments can be made by cash or cheque. Cheques should be made payable to Dr Nicholls and partners.
Non-NHS services NOT provided at the practice
Some services are not available from the practice. These include:
Driving licence – counter signature
Passports – counter signature
Shotgun certificate
Parking badge applications
Smoking Cessation
If you would like to stop smoking you can receive advice from the following pharmacies. Pharmacists are ideally placed to advise people on how to stop smoking and provide information on the supply of medication. You can contact them by telephone or calling in to the pharmacies listed below.
Shah’s Pharmacy
69 Valley Road, Liversedge WF15 6DL – Telephone 01924 408488
17 Union Street, Heckmondwike WF16 0HL – Telephone 01924 402542
Minor Surgery
If you feel that you have a skin lump or bump that should be removed, please consult with a Doctor and we will determine if it should be removed in minor surgery or by a hospital specialist.
If you have a skin lesion that is growing, changing outline, crusting, bleeding, odd colouring, changing colour or concerning you in any way, please see a doctor as soon as possible. These can be signs associated with skin cancer.
Dr Hodgeon holds Minor Surgery clinics in the surgery.
Non-NHS Services
Some services provided are not covered under our contract with the NHS and therefore attract charges. Examples include the following:
Medicals for pre-employment, sports and driving requirements (HGV, PSV etc.)
Insurance claim forms
Prescriptions for taking medication abroad
Private letters
Private sick notes
Vaccination certificates
The fees charged are based on the British Medical Association (BMA) suggested scales and our reception staff will be happy to advise you about them along with appointment availability.
See the Private Fees section for a guide to some common fees charged.
Travel Vaccinations
If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements. This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine which vaccinations are required.
Further information about countries and vaccinations required are on the links below.
It is important to make this initial appointment as early as possible – at least 6 weeks before you travel.
For GAP years and multiple destination holidays, please make an appointment 8-12 weeks before travelling as more than one appointment may be necessary.
Some travel vaccines may incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge. This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.
Travel Health Questionnaire
To help us offer the appropriate advice, please fill out the online form before coming to see the nurse.
Travel Health Questionnaire
Travelling in Europe
If you are travelling to Europe a very useful booklet has been published with advice and guidance to help you get the most out of your holiday. To visit please click below.
We are currently setting up a new recall system for all patients with one or more of the following chronic conditions:
CHD (coronary heart disease)
Hypertension(high blood pressure)
Diabetes
PAD (peripheral arterial disease)
Stroke
TIA
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Asthma
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
A number of the checks that are required for monitoring these conditions are similar. As such, in order to make appointments simpler we have grouped all of these conditions together under an umbrella title of “Long Term Medical Conditions Annual Review”.
This will mean that where you have more than one of the above named conditions your appointment with the nurse will be to review them all at the same time. This hopefully will reduce the number of trips for review that each patient has to make through the year.
If you have any of the above listed conditions (apart from asthma or COPD) you will need to attend for a blood test with the Healthcare Assistant one to two weeks before your appointment with the nurse.
You will be contacted by the practice by letter, text or telephone, to arrange an appointment with a nurse for review.
For the first year you may find that you are called slightly earlier or later than expected.
Open Access Clinic
The Open Access Clinic runs Monday to Friday and all GPs that are in on a particular day participate in the clinic.
The Open Access Clinic is for urgent problems that cannot wait until a routine appointment is available.
Appointments are allocated across the GPs lists in order.
Please note, that you should only visit the surgery, if an appointment has been made for you to come in.
