Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 50700

General Practitioners: Fees and Charges

Tabled: 7 May 2025

Answered: 12 May 2025

Named Day

Question

Andrew Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of waiving fees charged by GP surgeries for (a) medical evidence letters, (b) certificates and (c) reports that are required by HM Pa

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

There are some medical evidence letters, certificates, or reports that general practices (GPs) may charge for, and others that they must not charge patients for. The legislation that sets this out is the General Medical Services and Personal Medical Servi...

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