The NHS provides free health care for most people.

It is important to understand that GPs are self employed and not all of the services we provide are covered by the NHS payments to the practice.

Please expect a fee for non NHS services. The staff or your doctor should inform of any charges before carrying out non NHS work.

We also offer private medicals which may be needed by any agency such as your employer or for overseas visa applications. Please contact the Practice Manager for further details.

The British Medical Association (BMA) debated the role of GPs in making decisions regarding firearms’ licencing and concluded that GPs should NOT be involved in these decisions. The BMA advised that this is a decision that should be made by a suitably qualified practitioner who has specialist skills and training in deciding whether a person is safe to hold a firearm’s licence.

As a practice, we are refusing to engage in the firearms certification process on grounds of conscientious objection.

We therefore strongly advise patients who have a licence for a firearm to arrange for alternative provisions for licence renewal.