Publication of GP Earnings

All GP practices are required to declare the mean earnings for GPs working to deliver NHS services to patients at each practice.

The average pay for GPs working in Limelight Health and Wellbeing Hub in the last financial year was £40,715 before tax and National Insurance. This is for 1 full time GPs and 7 part time GPs and 2 locum GPs who worked in the practice for more than six months.

Accessing someone else’s information

As a parent, family member or carer, you may be able to access services for someone else. We call this having proxy access. We can set this up for you if you are both registered with us.

To requests proxy access:

  • collect a proxy access form from reception from 10am to 6pm

Linked profiles in your NHS account

Once proxy access is set up, you can access the other person’s profile in your NHS account, using the NHS App or website.

The NHS website has information about using linked profiles to access services for someone else.

Types of Continuity of Care

Relational

Building good patient-professional relationships that benefit both the patient and the professional

Episodic

GP/team provide continuity of care during an episode of ill health

Informational

Good record keeping and information to help others to understand the patient and their conditions

Managerial

Co-ordinating a patient’s care especially when a team of/many professionals are involved.

Supporting Your Health Beyond NHS Care

Sometimes, you might need a letter, report, or medical service that falls outside of what’s usually covered by the NHS. We understand, and we’re here to provide those extra services in a way that’s affordable and clear to understand.

What We Offer

  • Accessing Your Records: We never charge for providing you with your medical records, blood test results, or a summary of your immunizations, medications, or health conditions.
  • Simple Certificates and Statements: If you need a short confirmation of something, like your registration with our practice or your address, we can provide that quickly. There might be a small fee associated with these straightforward services.
  • Detailed Reports or Insurance Forms: For lengthier reports, insurance forms, or specialized requests (like travel fitness), we’ve set fair fees to carefully prepare these documents for you.
  • Medical Examinations: If you need a medical exam for taxi/HGV licensing, fostering, or other official purposes, we offer those services at a set price.
  • Vaccinations: Some vaccinations aren’t covered by the NHS, but we offer them (like Hepatitis B) at an affordable cost.

Please Note

  • These prices can sometimes change, so always check with us for the most up-to-date fees.
  • We try our best to get your letter or report to you quickly, but urgent requests might have an additional fee.
  • NHS patient needs will always be our top priority.

We’re Here to Help

Getting the health services you need shouldn’t be difficult. If you’re not sure whether something is covered by the NHS or would fall under these additional services, please contact us! We’ll guide you through it.

It’s important to us that you feel informed and supported in all aspects of your healthcare.

Zero Tolerance Policy

Here at Limelight Health and Well-being Hub, we operate a zero tolerance policy with regards to abusive or inappropriate behaviour towards our staff, visitors, or other patients.

For your information, the practice defines abusive or inappropriate behaviour as follows:

  • Aggressive or threatening physical actions made towards staff (attempted or actual), including walking into clinical rooms without the clinician’s permission and bypassing our reception desk.
  • The use of aggressive, threatening, discriminatory, or abusive language in any interactions with staff: this includes shouting, swearing, and cursing, and any language which threatens or intimidates staff, as well as any inappropriate language or derogatory remarks regarding a staff member’s appearance, race, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion, or other beliefs.
  • Persistent or repeated actions that are inconsiderate or unreasonable and which cause significant disruption to our services. Examples of this include: incessantly calling or attending the practice with persistent or unrealistic demands, refusing to leave the practice or end the call unless these demands are met, refusing appointments with an appropriate clinician for the presenting care need when your preferred clinician is unavailable, and refusing to access our service in an appropriate manner, such as demanding a same-day appointment for a routine clinical need, or contacting individuals directly instead of through the appropriate practice contact channels.

If you are found to be in breach of the above policy, you may be issued with a Warning Notice letter in writing, which will stay on your record for 12 months. If the behaviour is repeated, or in extreme cases, immediately, we may contact the police and / or seek to remove you, and if applicable, your household, from our patient list.

Thank you in advance for respecting our colleagues and the NHS.

Complaints Process for Limelight Health & Well-being Hub

Your Feedback Matters to Us

At Limelight Health & Well-being Hub, we strive to provide the best possible care and service to our patients. We understand, however, that sometimes things can go wrong, and you may have concerns or complaints about the care you have received. We take all complaints seriously and are committed to resolving them in a transparent, fair, and timely manner.

Definition of a Complaint:

A complaint is an expression of dissatisfaction about an act, omission, or decision of the practice team at Limelight Health & Well-being Hub which requires a response. We treat all complaints seriously and ensure that they are investigated in an unbiased, non-judgmental, transparent, and appropriate manner.

Good Practice Standards:

We follow the ‘Good Practice Standards’ for all complaints which include:

  • Openness & Transparency: We provide accessible information and processes, ensuring they are understood by all involved in a complaint.
  • Evidence-based Complainant-led Investigations & Responses: We provide a consistent approach to the management/investigation of complaints.
  • Logical and Rational Approach: We respond to complaints and concerns in appropriate timeframes, showing sympathy and providing a level of detail appropriate to the seriousness of the complaint.
  • Identifying the causes of complaints and taking necessary action to prevent recurrences.
  • Effective and Implemented Learning: We use ‘lessons learnt’ as a driver for continuous change and improvement, as acting on complaints is a tool in ensuring the good reputation of our practice.
  • Acknowledging and Investigating Complaints: Patients will have their complaints acknowledged and thoroughly investigated, always confirming the manner in which the complaint is to be handled and informing of the period in which the complaint response is likely to be sent.

Timescales for Making a Complaint:

Complaints must be made not later than

  • 12 months after the date on which the matter which is the subject of the complaint occurred; or
  • 12 months after the date on which the matter which is the subject of the complaint came to the notice of the complainant.

Complaints Process:

  • All complaints should be acknowledged no later than three working days after the day the complaint was received.
  • We will always confirm the following with the complainant:
    • Who is handling the complaint.
    • The timescales for responding, which are a minimum of 10 working days and no longer than 20 working days after a complaint has been submitted.
    • Clarify the expectations with and desired outcome for the complainant, if unclear in the original complaint.
  • If the complaint has been made verbally, the complainant will be asked to submit their complaint in writing. They can do this either by email to our dedicated inbox on gmicb-tr.limelight.feedback@nhs.net, or through the paper form, and they should be kept up to date with the progress of their complaint.
  • If a case has passed the 20 working-day target (or the timescale agreed with the complainant if different), the complainant (and their advocate, if relevant) should receive an update every 10 working days thereafter the target has been surpassed. This should be done in writing, in the format previously agreed with the complainant.
  • The complainant can expect to receive a quality response which addresses all separate points of the complaint, with assurance that action has been taken to prevent a recurrence, and informed of any learning for the practice, where their complaint has been upheld.

Call to Action:

If you have a complaint or concern about the care or service you have received at Limelight Health & Well-being Hub, we encourage you to provide us with your feedback by emailing us on gmicb-tr.limelight.feedback@nhs.net. We value your comments and take them seriously. Please contact us via email as above or come into reception to fill out our paper complaints form, and we will respond to you within the agreed timescales.

 

At Limelight Health & Well-being Hub, we are committed to providing high-quality care and service to our patients. We believe that listening to your feedback and responding to your concerns is an essential part of delivering excellent care. We hope that our Complaints Process page has provided you with all the information you need to make a complaint or raise a concern. If you have any wider feedback about the practice or have further questions about our complaints process, please do not hesitate to contact us by email on gmicb-tr.limelight.feedback@nhs.net.

Non-NHS Letter Cost Plus Fees at Limelight Health and Well-being Hub

Non-NHS Letter Cost Plus Fees

Affordable Services for Your Private Health Needs

At Limelight Health and Well-being Hub, we understand that sometimes you may need non-NHS services for your private healthcare needs. Our clinic offers a range of affordable services to cater to your needs, whether it be a simple statement or a detailed report.

Please find below a breakdown of our fees for our non-NHS services:

Access to Medical Records

Copy of full medical records (both physical and digital) Free
Copy of Blood Test/Investigation Results Free
Print out of immunisation history – short summary print outs of diagnosed conditions/prescribed medications/print out of immunisations record Free

 

Certificates

Straightforward statement (couple lines text e.g a registration status or an address confirmation) £18 (10 working days)/£50 (2 working days)
Complicated statement (over 2-line statement) £30 (10 working days)/£85 (2 working days)

Certificates or Reports that can be issued without Examination (28 days turnaround)

Written report filled in on a set template OR any TWIMC letter request that is extensive and falls under a full medical report category £89.50
Written report providing detailed opinion, prognosis, or statement on conditions £133- £160
Requests for additional information following on from above £30
Insurance forms (iGPR) £104
Statutory Forms (University DSA, travel pass, AH2 fostering update, boarding school forms etc) £40
Childminder Ofsted health Declaration Form £89.50
Home office Waiver KOLL forms: £133
Certificate to certify a patient ‘Fit for …’ something, e.g.

— Holiday insurance certificate

— Gym certificate

— LPA forms

— Firearms licensing

£89.50
Cremation form completion fee (ONE PART) £82

Medicals that require Examination (28 days turnaround)

Taxi or HGV £120
Fostering £100
DNA Swab** £100
D4 Medical £100

 

Vaccinations

Hepatitis B £30
ACWY £32
Private Prescription for Malaria tablets £5 (if 4 or more people from the same household, £20 max)

Please note that the practice reserves the right to refuse or delay to provide a letter or report or to amend pricing if the patient’s request falls out of the scope of the non-NHS services covered here. Furthermore, our practice is required to prioritise NHS work over any private work, and we will be in touch if necessary.

Private Work Policy for Limelight Health and Well-being Hub

Private Work Policy

Ensuring Efficient and Effective Private Work Services

Limelight Health and Well-being Hub is committed to providing high-quality healthcare services to our patients. Private work requests are an additional service that we offer at our discretion, because  we aim to ensure that this does not interfere with our primary responsibility of providing NHS services.

This policy outlines the procedures and guidelines that we follow for all private work requests.

The following private work requests are covered under this policy:

  • Solicitor’s reports
  • Fostering reports

Taxi / HGV medicals

  • Private insurance reports
  • Official government service reports (e.g. DVLA, DWP, etc.)
  • To Whom It May Concern (TWIMC) letters

The practice does not accept cash or cheque payments. An invoice will be raised and shared with you by email within 2 working days of the private work request being received/

Payments can be made via bank transfer to the business account listed on the invoice. Please ensure you use the reference number of your invoice as a reference for the payment, rather than your name or any other identifiers, to avoid delays with matching your payment to your request.

Payment for private, non-NHS work received from patients or any other services needs to be made in advance of the reports being prepared. This is to ensure that practice resources are used efficiently; requests will not be seen by the GPs for the work to be completed until payment is received.

The fees paid for non-NHS work are non-refundable; the payments are made to cover the practice staff’s time in preparing and issuing the reports, not the content of the reports. We will also not issue refunds if the patient fails to attend a scheduled private health check appointment, where applicable.

Private work requests will be processed within the relevant timescales after payment being received. For complex cases, the processing time may be longer, and we will inform patients accordingly.

Non-NHS Letter Cost Plus Fees

Call to Action (CTA):

At Limelight Health and Well-being Hub, we are committed to providing efficient and effective private work services. If you require any of the services outlined above, please fill in this form and either:

Alternatively, you can attend the practice to be given a paper copy of this form to complete.

 

We understand that private work requests can be stressful and time-consuming for patients. Our Private Work Policy is designed to ensure that we provide timely and efficient private work services to our patients while minimizing any potential disruption to our NHS services. We are committed to providing transparent and reliable private work services for all our patients.

 

Mental Health Act

In most cases when people are treated in hospital or another mental health facility, they have agreed or volunteered to be there. You may be referred to as a voluntary patient.

But there are cases when a person can be detained, also known as sectioned, under the Mental Health Act (1983) and treated without their agreement.

The Mental Health Act (1983) is the main piece of legislation that covers the assessment, treatment and rights of people with a mental health disorder.

People detained under the Mental Health Act need urgent treatment for a mental health disorder and are at risk of harm to themselves or others.

Find out how to deal with a mental health crisis or emergency

Changes to the Mental Health Act during the coronavirus outbreak

The government have made some temporary changes to the Mental Health Act due to coronavirus.

The Rethink website has published NHS guidance for anyone affected by the Mental Health Act during the coronavirus outbreak.

Advice for carers and families

If your loved one has been detained, he or she will have to stay in hospital until the doctors or a mental health tribunal decide otherwise.

You still have the right to visit. Visiting arrangements depend on the hospital, so check visiting hours with staff or on the hospital website.

In some cases the patient may refuse visitors, and hospital staff will respect the patient’s wishes. If you’re unable to see your relative, staff should explain why.

With permission from your relative, doctors may discuss the treatment plan with you.

You can also raise concerns or worries with the doctors and nurses on the ward.

Hospital accommodation should be age- and gender-appropriate.

Not all hospitals will be able to offer a ward dedicated to each gender, but all should at least offer same-sex toilets and wash facilities.

For more information:

Who decides that someone should be detained?

In emergencies

An emergency is when someone seems to be at serious risk of harming themselves or others.

Police have powers to enter your home, if need be by force, under a Section 135 warrant.

You may then be taken to a place of safety for an assessment by an approved mental health professional and a doctor.

You can be kept there until the assessment is completed, for up to 24 hours.

Find out more about the Section 135 warrant

If the police find you in a public place and you appear to have a mental disorder and are in need of immediate care or control, they can take you to a place of safety (usually a hospital or sometimes the police station) and detain you there under Section 136.

You’ll then be assessed by an approved mental health professional and a doctor.

You can be kept there until the assessment is completed, for up to 24 hours.

Find out more about the Section 136 warrant

If you’re already in hospital, certain nurses can stop you leaving under Section 5(4) until the doctor in charge of your care or treatment, or their nominated deputy, can make a decision about whether to detain you there under Section 5(2).

Section 5(4) gives nurses the ability to detain someone in hospital for up to 6 hours.

Section 5(2) gives doctors the ability to detain someone in hospital for up to 72 hours, during which time you should receive an assessment that decides if further detention under the Mental Health Act is necessary.

Non-emergencies

In most non-emergency cases, family members, a GP, carer or other professionals may voice concerns about your mental health.

They should discuss this with you, and together you should make a decision about what help you may need, such as making an appointment with your GP to discuss further options.

Find out more about accessing mental health services

But there may be times when there are sufficient concerns about your mental health and your ability to make use of the help offered.

In these circumstances your relatives or the professionals involved in your care can ask for a formal assessment of your mental health through the Mental Health Act process.

Your nearest relative has the right to ask the local approved mental health professional service, which may be run by local social care services, for an assessment under the Mental Health Act.

It’s also possible for a court to consider using the Mental Health Act in some circumstances, or for a transfer to a hospital to take place from prison.

As part of this formal process, you’ll be assessed by doctors and an approved mental health professional.

One of the doctors must be specially certified as having particular experience in the assessment or treatment of mental illness.

Find out more about getting a mental health assessment

The length of time you could be detained for depends on the type of mental health condition you have and your personal circumstances at the time.

You could be detained for:

  • up to 28 days under Section 2 of the Mental Health Act
  • up to 6 months under Section 3 of the Mental Health Act, with further renewals

During these periods, assessments will be regularly carried out by the doctor in charge of your care to determine whether it’s safe for you to be discharged and what further treatment is required, if any.

You should always be given information about your rights under the Mental Health Act.

Read the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Q&A about being sectioned in England and Wales.

What does the term ‘being sectioned’ mean?

The Mental Health Act is structured in many sections.

If someone says, “You’re being sectioned under the Mental Health Act”, they mean you’re detained according to a particular section of the Mental Health Act.

In most cases, you’ll be told which section of the Mental Health Act applied in your case. For example, “You’re detained under Section 2 of the Mental Health Act”.

How can I appeal against being detained?

Any person who’s compulsorily detained has the right to appeal against the decision to a mental health tribunal (MHT) or to the hospital’s managers.

An MHT is an independent body that decides whether you should be discharged from hospital.

You may be eligible for legal aid to pay for a solicitor to help you do this.

Visit GOV.UK if you want to apply to the mental health tribunal

You also have the right to see an independent mental health advocate if you’re detained.

Ask the nurses on your ward or the hospital manager how you can get to see one.

An independent mental health advocate can help you understand your rights and could also help if you’re not happy with your situation.

You can also make a complaint to the Care Quality Commission (CQC) if you’re unhappy with the way the Mental Health Act has been used.

Consent to treatment

If you’re held under the Mental Health Act, you can be treated against your will.

This is because it’s felt you do not have sufficient capacity to make an informed decision about your treatment at the time.

This is also the case if you refuse treatment but the team treating you believe you should have it.

The CQC provides detailed guidance about your rights in terms of consenting to medication and electroconvulsive therapy if you’re detained in hospital or placed on a Community Treatment Order (CTO).

What is ‘Section 17 leave’?

Going on leave from the hospital should form an important part of your care as you recover.

This means that while detained under the Mental Health Act, you may be able to leave the hospital if authorised by the doctor or clinician in charge of your care (also known as the responsible clinician).

This leave is often referred to as “section 17 leave”, as it’s Section 17 of the Mental Health Act that allows this leave.

The responsible clinician in charge of your care can place conditions on the leave, such as where you should stay while away from the hospital and whether this will be for a fixed period of time.

You should be given a copy of the Section 17 leave form that sets out these conditions so you’re clear what they are.

The responsible clinician can revoke your leave and make you come back to hospital at any time.

If you do not return to the hospital at the end of the leave period, you can be made to go back to the hospital.

What’s a community treatment order?

If you have been treated in hospital under the Mental Health Act and are being discharged or allowed out of the hospital on short-term leave, you may be put under a Community Treatment Order (CTO).

Under Section 17 of the Act, you can get leave but can be recalled to hospital if, for example, you stop taking required medication or your condition gets worse.

Make sure you know how long any leave is agreed for (usually 1 night or a weekend) before leaving the hospital.

You may be recalled to hospital during the leave if there are significant concerns about how you manage in the community.

If you’re on leave or are being discharged, you may be made subject to a CTO if your doctor is concerned that you may not continue your treatment when you leave hospital.

Generally, a CTO means you can go home under certain conditions that you have to meet.

This is to protect yourself or others from harm and ensures you continue your treatment.

As normally occurs when someone is discharged from hospital, you’ll be assigned a care co-ordinator, who’ll help you with your mental health needs.

If you break the conditions of the CTO or your situation gets worse, you could be readmitted to hospital.

You could be detained for up to 72 hours while a decision is made about the next steps in your care.

Depending on your circumstances, your CTO could be revoked, which means you’ll have to stay in hospital, or you could be allowed to leave hospital and continue your CTO.

While you’re on a CTO, you can appeal against it. You may be eligible for legal aid to pay for a solicitor to help you do this.

You also have the right to see an independent mental health advocate and appeal to a mental health tribunal when you’re on a CTO.

Ask your care co-ordinator, the nurses on your ward or hospital manager how you can get to see one.

An independent mental health advocate can help you understand your rights and could also help if you’re not happy with any of your CTO conditions.

The CQC provides detailed guidance about your rights in relation to consent to medication and electroconvulsive therapy if you’re subject to a CTO.

Download the CQC guidance on supporting your rights under a CTO (PDF, 109.91kb)

What’s the SOAD service?

The second opinion appointed doctor (SOAD) service safeguards the rights of patients subject to the Mental Health Act.

SOADs are consulted in certain circumstances when a patient refuses treatment, or is too ill or otherwise incapable of giving consent.

They’ll check whether the recommended treatment is clinically appropriate and that your views and rights have been taken into account.

For example:

  • If you have already received medication for 3 months without consent under the Mental Health Act, the SOAD has to review whether continuous medication is really necessary.
  • If you’re too ill to give valid consent to electroconvulsive therapy and your doctor feels it’s necessary, the SOAD has to review whether it’s appropriate for the treatment to be given. Electroconvulsive therapy cannot be given to a patient who’s able to give consent but refuses to do so, except in urgent situations.

What’s an approved mental health professional (AMHP)?

An approved mental health professional (AMHP) is a mental health worker who has received special training to provide help and give assistance to people who are being treated under the Mental Health Act.

Their functions can include helping to assess whether a person needs to be compulsorily detained (sectioned) as part of their treatment.

An approved mental health worker is also responsible for ensuring that the human and civil rights of a person being detained are upheld and respected.