£15 admin charge on everything - is this normal for private thyroid doctors?

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Hi All,

I wonder if someone could enlighten me:-

I recently had my first consultation with a private thyroid doctor in London.

The cost was £125 for the meeting, but testing TSH,T$ and T3 brought it up to

over £200.

When I later asked if I could have a copy of the tests, I was told there would

be a £15 surcharge for sending the tests out. This will mean every single

prescription sent out will have a £15 charge slapped on it in addition to the

actual cost of the medication.

Is this charge normal in private thyroid practice?