Charging patients
BMA
guidance on charges to NHS patients
LMC
guidance on the following issues:
Charging the Practice's own patients
Charging for non-essential services
Setting up a separate company to charge registered patients
Charging non-registered patients privately
Charging patients not registered with the Practice for services they otherwise provide as NHS or non-NHS
Charging for Hepatitis B vaccinations in connection with travel
Charging for Hepatitis B vaccinations on the grounds of occupational health reasons
Charging for issuing a private prescription
Charging for dispensing a private prescription for ‘black/grey listed’ drugs
Selling Over the Counter drugs such as aspirin
BMA guidance on private practice/private fees
Treating asylum seekers and refugees
Overseas patients - providing treatment, levying charges
Related documents
The following draft documents are in the Members Library:
- Fees & Charges leaflet (Patient & Community Services index)
- Medical certificates (provision of) protocol (Population Care index)
- Patients from abroad (entitlements to treatment) procedure (Patient & Community Services index)
- Patients from abroad (entitlements to treatment) procedure - Scotland (Patient & Community Services index)
- Private Medical Certificates Procedure (Population Care index)
- Temporary residents (TRs) procedure (Patient & Community Services index)
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