Private Letter Policy

Myrtle Group Practice is able to offer Private letters, on request, detailing and confirming facts that are contained in someone’s personal medical records. As this is not part of our NHS core contract there is an additional charge for this service.

We will though NOT undertake any private work that may expose the practice or its clinicians to vicarious liability.

We will therefore NOT be able to provide letter giving our opinion on a person’s “fitness” to perform specific activities.

These include but are not limited to the following

• Fitness to fly (or other form of travel)
• Clearance for high-risk sports (e.g. mountaineering, skydiving, paragliding)
• Certification for participation in sporting events (e.g. marathons, triathlons)
• Scuba Diving medicals
• Fitness to participate in adventure travels or other extreme sports

These types of private medical assessment require specialist medical knowledge that fall outside the remit of General Practice. Moreover issuing a letter or certificate confirming fitness for such activities may expose the GP surgery liable to legal claim if an adverse event occurred.