Charged £175 for a form.

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Summary: Charged £175 for a form.

My husband had a lump
.Told it was possibly cancerous. We recently took out private health insurance as he smokes. Needed a referral letter from GP to send to insurance company. Charged £175 and initially told it would take many weeks to create. Husband pestered them and they finally produced it quicker. This felt like blackmail and I think it was totally unethical given cancer scare. Insurance company said GPs don't usually charge for this. Would love Healthwatch to look into this further please.