Health Declaration Costing £17 to £30!!!!!! [Archive]

POMMY

19-07-2010, 07:36 PM

sarah707

19-07-2010, 07:39 PM

That's cheap!

My partner's cost over £50 and that was a few years ago.

Welcome to the forum! :D

funfunfun

19-07-2010, 07:42 PM

Have to agree myn was £25 which is quite good they can charge what ever they want tbh !

POMMY

19-07-2010, 07:43 PM

Cheap??? maybe I am just tight lol

was registered before about 4 years ago and it was £10 then so I was expecting it to be the same, but blimey that just shocked me!

Thanks for the welcome, I didnt mean my first post to be a rant hehe

samkeddy

19-07-2010, 07:47 PM

Mine was £76 just 6month ago, it only took 10mins too!

POMMY

19-07-2010, 07:52 PM

Blimey I guess I should be grateful is below £30 then! how on earth can they get away with charging so much just for a signature!!

Think I am in the wrong profession :)

Thanks for the welcome! I didnt mean my first post to be a moan hehe

POMMY

19-07-2010, 08:09 PM

Lol I didnt think I had clicked the right button as my replies were not appearing, now I have lots of replies woops.......sorry!

padpad83

19-07-2010, 08:10 PM

mine was £30 i have heard of others being over £100 :eek: so i thought mine was reasonable, BUT for what the do it's not right to charge more than a fiver!! :panic: welcome to the forum :clapping:

sarah707

19-07-2010, 08:14 PM

Lol I didnt think I had clicked the right button as my replies were not appearing, now I have lots of replies woops.......sorry!

When you are a new member one of the moderators or our owner Pauline okays your posts.

It keeps the spammers out of our lovely forum.

I think there's only me on just now and I can't keep up with you!! :laughing:

joshie

19-07-2010, 08:15 PM

a friend of mine paid £85!!!! mine only cost £15 :D

POMMY

19-07-2010, 08:19 PM

LOL sorry Sarah! I will slow down and take deep breaths!:o

miffy

19-07-2010, 08:24 PM

Hello!
I am absolutely shocked - I rang my doctors up today enquiring about how much it will be to have my health declaration signed and I got told it would be between £17 to £30!!!!!!!!!!!!! is this normal?

xxx

I think you're quite lucky - that's low from what I've heard!

Hope it's nearer the £17 than the £30! :D

Welcome to the forum btw, it's not often Sarah can't keep up with someone ;)

Miffy xx

Mookins

19-07-2010, 08:24 PM

mine was quoted at about £110:mad: ...cant remember exact figure
complained and it went down to £25:D

POMMY

19-07-2010, 08:26 PM

I think you're quite lucky - that's low from what I've heard!

Hope it's nearer the £17 than the £30! :D

Welcome to the forum btw, it's not often Sarah can't keep up with someone ;)

Miffy xx

It better be nearer the £17 or I fear for my doctor lol

Thanks for the welcome Miffy, I will keep sarah busy hehe.

Its a great forum - I will make very good use of it ;)

POMMY

19-07-2010, 08:28 PM

mine was quoted at about £110:mad: ...cant remember exact figure
complained and it went down to £25:D

Thats some discount you got there! That is my plan if they dare charge me £30! although I feel very grateful that it is just £30 max I can pay!

~Chelle~

19-07-2010, 08:29 PM

Mine cost £70.00 and took the Dr over 5 weeks to sign it. When I chased it up, after 5 weeks, was told it was still in his in box, funny how they cashed my cheque straight away though :rolleyes:

Mookins

19-07-2010, 08:31 PM

Thats some discount you got there! That is my plan if they dare charge me £30! although I feel very grateful that it is just £30 max I can pay!

they had to really they had already filled it in and posted it and they wouldnt accept it in installments.I hadnt set enough aside for that amount!!

x x x

miffy

19-07-2010, 08:38 PM

they had to really they had already filled it in and posted it and they wouldnt accept it in installments.I hadnt set enough aside for that amount!!

x x x

Good planning - makes you realise it's just a figure they pluck out of the air in the first place! :rolleyes:

Miffy xx

Marshmallow

19-07-2010, 08:43 PM

:panic: Mine was done 6 weeks ago in Peterborough and cost me £96.35, the doctors in the next street charged another girl £10.:censored:
I did query it and was told , you'll get a reciept:mad:

~Grasshopper~

20-07-2010, 08:48 AM

wish mine was that cheap.

mine is £60 but a doc's near me charges £150. very unfair tbh how long can it take them to have a quick look at your records.

x

POMMY

20-07-2010, 08:50 AM

:panic: Mine was done 6 weeks ago in Peterborough and cost me £96.35, the doctors in the next street charged another girl £10.:censored:
I did query it and was told , you'll get a reciept:mad:

How can they do that, when I registered before about 5 years ago it cost me £10. Its really unjustified. grrrrrrrr

doodles

20-07-2010, 09:03 AM

When i got mine done in Jan it was £35.50, another lady in my town has just registered and she paid £85.50!!!! Thats some increase in 6 months :mad:

LOOPYLISA

20-07-2010, 11:24 AM

Mine was £45 :rolleyes: :panic:

Mollymop

20-07-2010, 11:43 AM

Iwas told mine would be £30 - went to pick it up as they had a query - was told that it costs £60 - they gave me the forms back plus my cheque.

The doctor had filled in the forms!:rolleyes: :clapping:

So I got mine done for nothing!! lol

susislittlestar

20-07-2010, 11:56 AM

mine was 86 too :angry: #did complain but doctor said they charge 20pound per 5 min lol .... and if i dont pay it then i wont get it back :panic:
xx susi

Mrs Pootle

20-07-2010, 03:39 PM

Yours is really cheap, mine cost £82. I was not happy.

venus89

20-07-2010, 03:58 PM

Mine was 80 or 90 something I think......

Blaze

20-07-2010, 04:05 PM

Our Drs now has a poster up with a lost of charges....health declarations are now £120 & passport form signing is £110:eek: :rolleyes:

LOOPYLISA

20-07-2010, 04:29 PM

Our Drs now has a poster up with a lost of charges....health declarations are now £120 & passport form signing is £110:eek: :rolleyes:

:eek: :panic:

1984chelle

20-07-2010, 07:29 PM

Wow up to £100 that's crazy..and I was reluctant to pay the £25 I paid :(

hannahemilie

20-07-2010, 07:40 PM

POMMY

20-07-2010, 09:35 PM

I made an appointment with my doctor and just asked her to fill it in for free, she said sure and phoned me in 3 days to say it was done. I think the best bet is to ask the doctor direct dont deal with receptionists.

That is what I am going to do I think, book an appointment ( I need to see the doc anyway) kill two birds with one stone :)

Thanks for the idea hannahemilie :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

VINASOL

21-07-2010, 12:49 PM

dare I say this?

My GP didn't charge!!:blush:

POMMY

21-07-2010, 06:14 PM

dare I say this?

My GP didn't charge!!:blush:

No you dare not say that! :laughing: you are one very lucky lady! :)

Vyx

22-07-2010, 04:06 PM

Mine was £65.

They nearly had to admit me.........................

leahlouise

22-07-2010, 06:06 PM

hi i put in my health declaration from about 4 week ago now i phoned them today and they said they have posted it and there was no charge:laughing: . when i phoned the receptionists she said it was going to be £25 up so i happy :clapping: :clapping:

het

22-07-2010, 07:58 PM

Just add my bit - mine £58
It really adds up doesn't it?

I was hoping to be up and running by now, earn some money, but still waiting for CRB check to clear (got 3 already).

Oh well.....:(

samb

22-07-2010, 08:36 PM

Mine was £75. I was told it is up to the dr to decide what they want to charge and would be approx £30. I complained twice but was told to pay or not get it back :-(

POMMY

23-07-2010, 12:25 AM

Just add my bit - mine £58
It really adds up doesn't it?

I was hoping to be up and running by now, earn some money, but still waiting for CRB check to clear (got 3 already).

Oh well.....:(

You are so right...it does add up! Money is so tight with me at the min it has annoyed me that these doctors think they charge what they like.
I am putting my plan into action next week ***Mission Sign Health Dec for Nothing Mr Doctor*** :laughing:

S-J

23-07-2010, 10:30 AM

Hi,

Mine was £80 a few months ago - and after paying that he didn't fill it out right and ofsted had to chase him up - i have the most simple uncomplicated medical history ever!

I think doctors should only be allowed a set charge across the board as it seems to me that my doctor was making a big profit from completing my form!

S-J x

wendy bird

24-07-2010, 10:37 AM

mine is costing me £74. I handed it in 3 weeks ago, was called on Monday to be told the Dr that is filling it in is away this week and it could be another 2 weeks after that, that it will be ready:angry: Time is of the essence right now, so that makes it 5 weeks!
They said if it is charged along the lines of the medical people it could be more, but she promised that they stay to the surgery charges.

EmJay

27-07-2010, 10:46 PM

mine was 86 too :angry: #did complain but doctor said they charge 20pound per 5 min lol .... and if i dont pay it then i wont get it back :panic:
xx susi

Crikey!!! If only eh!! They have done it so many times, surely it can't take more than 10 mins.....if that!?!?! They've only got to pop a record up on the screen & check the form surely? :(

LittleVoice

06-08-2010, 02:10 PM

I wish mine was that cheap, my doctor is charging me £97 for the check, :mad: :angry: but because i have just moved to the area they dont have all my details yet so i also have to pay and extra £65 to get my medical records sent to him or he said i could be waiting between 4 - 6 months for my new doctors to revieve them. I told him i'd go and get them myself but i'm not allowed access to my own records. Whats that all about???!!!

I can't believe the amount they charge for signing a piece of paper. Shocking.

123strak

06-08-2010, 04:37 PM

Hi, I nearly died when I was told the doctor had done mine and did I want to read it before they posted it and was I paying in cash or cheque. I asked how much because no-body had rang before hand. £35.00 no wonder no-body rang before hand!

CHUNKY MONKEY

06-08-2010, 08:18 PM

Just got mine back today and only had to pay £10, THANK GOODNESS. My doc said it would be between £10-£30. I know some people have been charged £170.:eek: I live in London.

joannaconroy

07-08-2010, 04:07 PM

My doctor aks me to put £140 in an envelope and make an appointment...:angry:
I refused to see him and made an appointment with another doctor in my surgery. He did it for £45!!!!I couldnt believe!:jump for joy: