Willow Surgery Information

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.