MEDICAL VERIFICATION

[Shooterman1]

I’ve went through MedCert which are affiliated with BASC . The fee was £60, my GP took forever to reply/comply with the request for my records and it’s now in MedCerts possession for processing and it’s dragging on .

Same here had all my bit done on the 5th January still waiting on MedCert

 

[nick.308]

If I were the GP I would price it on how long it was going to take. So if the client has relevant medical issues to discuss then it should cost more.

 

[Hants]

£48 for me in Hampshire and only took a week.

 

[Fabnosh]

£48 at my surgery in Somerset.
FN

 

[Sinistral]

Contacted my GP surgery today and was informed that a fee of £110 would be charged for a medical verification , in connection with my firearm renewal application.
It would be interesting to see the variations in fees being quoted to members , as this is now a mandatory requirement and at some stage
every firearm /shotgun holder will have to go through this procedure.
I notice that BASC is offering a medical panel service, has any member used this service.

Here's the BMA Fees Guidance to GPs.

Guidance for GPs on what to charge your patients

A table of certificates you should charge registered patients for, and how much.

www.bma.org.uk

There isn't a specific entry yet for completing the FAC Medical Proforma, but expect to pay the charge for 'more complex certificates'.
If a patient hasn't had a consultation recently (within the last 6 months say) then the GP may have to trawl through the paper records, and charge extra.
My GP practice charged me the minimum £36 (£30 + VAT) in cash, but would have taken a cheque.
The form was ready to collect next day.

 

[Benelli m2]

£60 Oxford 18 months ago over 5 years I'm not complaining

 

[FreshFace]

£50.00 this week in Salisbury for my coterminous renewal.

 

[Grannysmith]

I paid my gp £16 in somerset

 

[Klenchblaize]

And we scratch our heads out of disbelief in why the NHS is in such a bad place in terms of revenue management?

K

 

[sikamalc]

Put my renewal in well in advance, as I have a number of overseas clients this year. 3 week wait for the medical notes returned and £27.60 for the cost. I was surprised at how cheap it was. However I had to pay by phoning a NHS service off site, and pay with a card, before they released the forms.
All in now with Kent police and a follow up call to ask them if everything was in order, was well received by a very helpful and polite gentleman at the end of the phone.

 

[sikastag270]

£80 for me in scotland.

 

[sikastag270]

forgot to mention cash only.

 

[mike308]

I've just paid £40.00 done in 24 hours. I'm in Carmarthenshire.

 

[Dalua]

And we scratch our heads out of disbelief in why the NHS is in such a bad place in terms of revenue management?

K

I think most GPs are not 'NHS' as such: it's just that most of them get most of their money from the NHS.

 

[RescueMe0007]

I renewed my application for my FAC's just before Christmas, advised my physicians details on the form. Licences arrived roughly two weeks later, no charge from my GP, very satisfactory.

 

[20-250]

£35 at my GP a fortnight ago. They put a copy of the report they'd emailed to the police in the post to me a few days after I paid them. I'm pleasantly surprised.

 

[jonnah]

Thanks for your replies.
It puts into perspective what is happening nationwide , at the moment the rule is there is no rule.
It goes to show the advantage of being a member of this forum, where information and knowledge is readily available to all.

 

[LarryLightFoot]

So paid on the 06/12/21 to MC they finally received my records end of Jan spoke to them Monday and was told their Dr had finished processing my records and I would have a scanned copy and hard docs this week, it’s Friday and still waiting .

 

[Ratel]

Just paid my sawbones, £47.50 Inc VAT.

 

[DVS1]

Just submitted my renewal and used Shotgun Medicals...he's a gp that shoots.

Once he had my medical details he had a reply to me in 3 days.