£20 for Doctor to sign a letter.......

[Bertieboy]

What a disgrace!! Asked the Doctor to sign a claims form after having to leave our two dogs in kennels whilst my wife was in hospital. Average Doctors salary £80,000 a year. Kick a person when their down or what!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Westward]

The Doctors up here are a downright disgrace..they've got it made in every way possible and yet they treat their patients with contempt, it is disgusting altogether.

[viking]

Why not just claim the £20 back as well?

[pig whisperer]

Happy with our Doctors at Canisbay surgery, you can get an appointment quickly, you don't have to struggle to get past the receptionist& all the staff are friendly, my Mother lives in small village in Northamptonshire where the Drs surgery has a snappy receptionist & to see the best Dr [ who actually originates from Castletown] means you have a wait, tho of course if you really need to see a Dr quickly its pot luck

[JSutherland-West]

Like your self pig whisperer I have no issues with my Doctors in Castletown quick appointments and all the staff always happy to help.

[orkneycadian]

Why all the fuss? Claims on pet insurance (and I am guessing that this is what is in relation to - Please accept my apologies and correct me if I am wrong) are well beyond the remit of the NHS, so are a commercial matter between you, your insurance company, the kennels and the doctor. The doctor will not get re-imbursed by the NHS for his or her time, so why should they do it for free?

1 dog, let alone 2 is hardly essential for life, and like many other of lifes luxuries, cost money.

If they were guide dogs, I could maybe be a bit more sympathetic to your gripe. Please correct me if they are.

[golach]

Common practice for GP's to charge to sign claims , just add it to your claim

[Dadie]

£20 seems to be the standard charge for Doctor letters (passport photos/outwith medical appt letters etc).
Suppose its the same for insurance claim letters ...unless there is a lot of paperwork involved (then it would (I assume) cost more).
Probably only covers the admin cost....if that!
Surprised it is still only £20 though as I would have thought the price would have increased since I asked when I had to have passport photos verified 10 years ago(though got someone else to do them in the end)!

[mi16]

£20 doesnt seem excessive to me, I would be less than amused if my tax was being frittered away by doctors signing claim forms for insurance companies all day.

[Joefitz]

Don't feel bad, I was in hospital here in the USA a few years ago, and each day, a little Asian fellow came in, said :Good Morning", and left. When I got the bill, There was a daily $420:00 fee for Dr. Chandrak. When I asked who this guy was, I was told he was the head of the physical therapy department, checking on how my therapy was going. Other than a morning greeting, the man never spoke once, and that portion of the bill remains unpaid to this day.......Incidentally, 81 mg. aspirin were billed at $12:00 each!

[Alrock]

What... 5 mins work max, so at £20 a pop that equates to £240 per hour, maybe a tad excessive.