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Medical cost

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claireb7rg · 03/02/2021 13:52

We've booked our medicals today but our GP is charging us £143.50 each!!

We can afford it but it seems a lot

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claireb7rg · 03/02/2021 13:56

We've been told it's a 2 part one as well, phone call (approx 15 mins) and then face to face appointment (approx 15 mins).

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ShemShem · 03/02/2021 14:43

Ours charged £185 each so it seems the norm to me

Ted27 · 03/02/2021 14:54

Its classed as private work. I paid similar 10 years ago

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claireb7rg · 03/02/2021 15:36

Appreciate it's private work but our LA told us it would be around 85-125 😩😩

But of a shock that's all

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Ted27 · 03/02/2021 15:48

well its really the only thing you have to fork out for in the process so not really that bad

Jellycatspyjamas · 03/02/2021 17:16

That’s fairly typical - though our local authority pays for ours. Our legal bill however was way more than that (Scotland) so if I had the choice I’d happily pay the medical rather than the lawyers bill.

sabzino · 03/02/2021 17:18

I'm going with Coram and they actually sent me a covering letter to stipulate that the charge is no more than £78

ShemShem · 03/02/2021 17:34

@sabzino

I'm going with Coram and they actually sent me a covering letter to stipulate that the charge is no more than £78
Do they arrange it with a doctor themselves? As otherwise how can they know which every doctor would charge?
JohnPA · 03/02/2021 18:01

We did our a couple of months ago in London and it was around £79 each, I understand this is a standard fee across the UK according to the books. That is, if it’s in a public GP.

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claireb7rg · 03/02/2021 18:22

@JohnPA

We did our a couple of months ago in London and it was around £79 each, I understand this is a standard fee across the UK according to the books. That is, if it’s in a public GP.
You'd like to think so wouldn't you, but clearly not, we're in east Yorkshire
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sabzino · 03/02/2021 18:52

@ShemShem no I booked it but the letter states that the British medical association set fee is £78 and some change. Basically you can't charge anymore than that mate.

I have my medical on Saturday so we shall see what they say I haven't given them the letter as some adopters have managed to get it for free. If I can save £80 that can go towards something for my children...whenever they arrive

PicklesandJJ · 03/02/2021 19:02

I just did mine through my GP and it only cost £69. It was a face to face consultation and took about 30 mins

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claireb7rg · 03/02/2021 19:23

@PicklesandJJ

I just did mine through my GP and it only cost £69. It was a face to face consultation and took about 30 mins
😭😭
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Fakinit03 · 03/02/2021 19:32

Wow our LA pays for the medical and the legal fees! That's a lot of money to be expected to pay!

percypetulant · 03/02/2021 19:41

They absolutely can charge whatever they like, or decline to do it. It's private work. We paid £125.

AncientEmo · 04/02/2021 06:06

We paid £145 each but LA paid it back.

Getting it booked was an absolute nightmare because the GP wouldn't take our money, kept insisting they needed payment directly from LA.

percypetulant · 04/02/2021 10:24

I think many GPs think the LA pays (or should pay)- if you let them know you're paying from your own pocket, they may reduce or waive the fee. Our they might not. As is their right for private work. It's cheaper than IVF.

BertBox · 04/02/2021 10:47

Our doctor was disgraceful - wouldn't give us an appointment for six weeks, holding everything up, charged £120.00, and then invoiced the L.A as well!

percypetulant · 04/02/2021 11:07

It's routine private work. Of course you had to wait six weeks. And the invoicing was an error, probably because, as I said, they misunderstand and think the LA pays, like for fostering. They will do far more fostering medicals than adoption. It's an error, for some optional, routine, private work you're asking them to do, I think "disgraceful" is a bit strong.

BertBox · 04/02/2021 11:13

I'd already paid - but if a major error when they'd already had the cash, don't you think? The SW thought we were trying to pull a fast one. And yes, I think six weeks is far too long to wait for an appointment in these circumstances.

(This was six years or more ago now, I'm almost over it 😉)

EG88 · 04/02/2021 14:35

Just sharing another expetience - when we told our GP we were paying for the medical ourselves he told us he didn't want anything from us and to use the money to, "buy baby a good cot." It was so kind and I'll never forget it!

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claireb7rg · 04/02/2021 16:45

@EG88

Just sharing another expetience - when we told our GP we were paying for the medical ourselves he told us he didn't want anything from us and to use the money to, "buy baby a good cot." It was so kind and I'll never forget it!
Aaaw what a lovely doctor!
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PaintedLadyWBB · 04/02/2021 18:15

Our GP told us it would be £60 each but come the day he only charged us £60 for us both which was nice of him

Adoptodad · 04/02/2021 20:39

We paid 76 pounds each. Then again 2 years latter due to the long time it took for the court to make the adoption order.

We did get 45 minutes each and I would say it was value for money.

The fun part was we had to pay cash with exact change as there was no reason for them to take cards or have petty cash for any other reason.

AncientEmo · 05/02/2021 12:27

Funny medical story is that my wife's GP knocked her wee sample over on his desk 🤣 it was gone 5pm and they were both mopping up her wee with paper towels

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