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Oxford University Students

We are the designated doctors’ surgery for students at Lady Margaret Hall, St Hilda’s College and Wolfson College

University College Clinics run at the following times during term:

  •  Lady Margaret Hall
  •   Fridays 3:30pm to 6pm – Dr Tom Hutchinson
  • St Hilda’s College
  •   Thursdays 3:30pm to 6pm – Dr Antony Maddison 
  • All GP College Clinic appointments are a face to face appointments by default, but you can request a telephone appointment if you would prefer – please specify when booking. 
  • Students will need to contact Banbury Road Medical Centre on 01865 515731 to arrange an appointment either at the college clinics or at the Banbury Road Medical Centre for other times of the week.

College Nurses (available on weekdays during term time)

ADHD Referral Service

**Please note that ADHD Assessments for Adults in Oxfordshire on the NHS are not currently open to new referrals. For further information, please see: https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/oxon-adult-adhd/**

For ADHD referrals, patients are required to fill in self-reported questionnaires relating to their condition which we will need to submit with our own referral paperwork. Once completed, please email the required documents to reception for the attention of the doctor you have spoken with. 

  • Please only download and complete these documents if approved by a doctor. 

Non NHS Services

Some services provided are not covered under our contract with the NHS and therefore attract charges.

  • 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.

Charges And Fees Of Non-NHS Work

Private Doctor Consultation£80
Private Nurse Consultation£50
Private Home Visit£200
Certificate Of Fact£40
Private Prescription£25
Private Sick Note£40
Fit To Exercise£50
Private Insurance Report£85
Holiday Insurance£85
Holiday Cancellation£50
Fit To Travel£50
Report From Medical Records£100-150
Copies Of Medical Records£50
Private ECG£80
Private Blood Tests£60
Examination And Report (including: HGV, PSV, Accident, Sickness, Employment etc.)£150

Why does my doctor charge fees?

When your doctor is asked to give medical information about you in the form of a report, letter or certificate, the request kick starts a series of processes.

This takes time and is not always straightforward or simple to complete. Some of the information is not available easily and will mean the doctor has to sort and select the right information for the request.

The doctor also must establish who is funding this work and if it is not part of their NHS work, agree a fee for this.

Many patients see their doctor as the embodiment of the NHS and all that it provides – free care at the point of delivery. However not all work doctors are asked to do is paid for by the NHS and many GPs are self-employed.

This means they must cover their time and costs – staff, buildings, heating, lighting, etc – in the same way as any small business. The NHS only pays for NHS work, any work outside of the NHS must be funded by other means and this is why fees are charged.

The National Health Service provides most health care to most people free of charge, but there are exceptions: prescription charges have existed since 1951, and there are a number of other services for which fees are charged.

Sometimes the charge is made to cover some of the cost of treatment, for example, dental fees; in other cases, it is because the service is not covered by the NHS, for example, medical reports for insurance companies.
The government’s contract with GPs covers medical services to NHS patients. In recent years, more and more organisations have been involving doctors in a whole range of non-medical work. Sometimes the only reason that GPs are asked is because they are in a position of trust in the community, or because an insurance company or employer wants to be sure that information provided is true and accurate.

Examples of non-NHS services for which GPs can charge their NHS patients are:
– Accident/sickness insurance certificates
– Certain travel vaccinations
– Private medical insurance reports

Examples of non-NHS services for which GPs can charge other institutions are:
– Medical reports for an insurance company
– Some reports for the DSS/Benefits agency
– Examinations of local authority employees
The BMA suggests fees for non-NHS work which is not covered under a GP’s NHS contract, to help GPs set their own professional fees. However, these fees are guidelines only, not recommendations, and a doctor is not obliged to charge the rates suggested.
When a doctor signs a certificate or completes a report, it is a condition of remaining on the medical register that they only sign what they know to be true. In order to complete even the simplest of forms, therefore, the doctor might have to check the patient’s entire medical record. Carelessness or an inaccurate report can have serious consequences for the doctor with the General Medical Council or even the police.
The fee charged will depend on the service required. Some simple requests can be as little as £10.00, but more complex requests will incur a higher fee. When you request a private medical service, you will be quoted an exact figure, so you are able to make an informed decision on whether to proceed.
You can pay by cash, cheque or debit card. You will be required to pay on the day of your examination or upon collection of your form/letter.

Your doctor receives large amounts of request and which is often to do with whether your general health allows you to do something e.g. to work, receive benefits, drive, play sport, attend school, own a house, a firearm or it is for insurance, court or other medico-legal reasons.

All requests will vary in complexity, volume and consistency ranging from signing a certificate which can take minutes, to an in-depth report with an examination that can take hours.

When your doctor signs a certificate or completes a report, it is a condition of remaining on the Medical Register that they only sign what they know to be true.

In order to complete even the simplest of forms, they may have to check your entire medical record (some of which may not be accessible on a computer or on site).

Carelessness or an inaccurate report can have serious consequences for the doctor with the General Medical Council (the doctors’ regulatory body) or even the Police.

Your doctor is inundated with work. They have to balance their time with treating the sick, keeping their practice afloat and making sure they are doing all of this safely and within their professional duties as a doctor.

With certain exceptions written within their contract, doctors do not have to carry out non-NHS work. However, many choose to for the benefit of you and other families they treat.

Where a doctor chooses to undertake the work, we advise them to inform and always agree a fee in advance of undertaking work.

Should their volume of work prove to be greater or more complex than expected, the doctor will contact you to discuss how to proceed.

– Not all documents need a signature by a doctor and can be done by other professionals. Please check the form and accompanying guidance as you may get a quicker response that way.

– If you have several forms requiring completion, present them all at once and ask your doctor if he or she is prepared to complete them at the same time to speed up the process.

– Do not expect your GP to process forms overnight. Urgent requests may mean that a doctor has to make special arrangements to process the form quickly, and this will cost more.

– Don’t book an appointment with your doctor to complete forms without checking with your doctor’s administrative staff as to whether you need to or not.

The Community Midwife Service

The Midwives work with the practice caring for women throughout their pregnancies together with the doctors. 

They look after women during labour in the John Radcliffe Hospital or at home and in the early days after delivery. 

If you have a history of problems in pregnancy or labour, care may be shared with the hospital team.

a doctor talking to a pregnant woman in a waiting room

The Health Visitor Service

Health visitors are qualified nurses or midwives with specialist public health training. They are trained in child health and development and protecting children.

They lead the Healthy Child Programme to ensure a healthy start for your family. This programme includes development checks, baby clinics and health promotion advice. They are a great source of help and advice if you have queries about your child’s feeding, weight or sleep among many other things.

They also work with other agencies such as voluntary and community groups and social care services to provide ongoing support for families with more complex issues.

Learn more about Health Visitors – please visit the website for drop in clinics and group sessions run by the service

The District Nurse Service

District Nurses provide nursing care and support to housebound patients and carers in their own homes. They offer a broad nursing service specialising in areas of palliative care, wound care and management of continence. 

If you require a District Nurse outside surgery hours, please phone the usual number and follow the directions left for patients on the answer machine.

The telephone number may require you to leave a message on the answerphone. Please leave your name and telephone number and the District Nursing Team will get back to you as soon as they can.

Travel Health

Travel Health

If you are planning on travelling abroad on holiday, then we advise you to fill out one of our travel questionnaires. This is then passed onto the practice nurse who will advise you on if you will need any injections or anti-malarials for your trip. Please ensure you fill out the form before coming to see the nurse.

You can fill one of these out in the surgery, of you can fill one out online (below) which is then emailed straight through to us at reception. We will then pull out your medical records and check for any previous travel vaccinations. We usually ask you to give us roughly 7 days for this process to be completed, or can sometimes be longer especially in the summer months due to high demand.

It is important to fill our your travel questionnaire as soon as possible – at least 6 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to take effect. Some vaccines may have to be ordered as they are not always a stock vaccine. 

What Vaccinations Will I Require?

There is information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below.

Central America Central AmericaNorth America North America
Caribbean CaribbeanAfrica Africa
Middle East Middle East

NHS Travel Vaccinations

The following vaccines are available under the NHS for travel:

  • Hepatitis A
  • Typhoid
  • DTP – diptheria/tetanus/polio

Further Information

The following websites will give you additional travel advice.

Travel vaccinations – Available vaccines – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
MASTA Travel Health | For all your vaccination advice (masta-travel-health.com)
Foreign travel advice – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Travel Health NHS Advice and Frequently Asked Questions