Timescales
Private letters and reports do not take priority over NHS work. Please allow up to 28 days for any requests to be fulfilled.
Content
We will not accept requests for ‘the doctor must write these exact words’. The GP will write what they know, supported by your medical record. Both the letter and the opinion they produce is final and you cannot request changes to be made. The GP has the right to refuse your request or provide alternative wording if they feel it is necessary.
If you insist on the GP changing your letter to suit what you think it should say, or if you want to dictate the contents, we will withdraw our offer to write the letter. Please remember, the doctor is not obliged to write a letter for you at all, as this is not an NHS requirement.
Please review our list of Non NHS work that we offer at the practice, which attract a fee.
This includes certificates, forms, medical examinations and various travel vaccinations.