Information for Patients
Oxford FeesInformation on fees is available at The Natural Practice website, www.thenaturalpractice.com
Maidenhead FeesAdult's initial consultation £65 (One and a half hours)
Adult's monthly consultation £40 (One hour)
Child's initial consultation £45 (One hour)(under 16)
Child's monthly consultation £25 (Half an hour)
For patients under regular constitutional treatment the fees include all necessary prescriptions.
Remedies required in addition to currently prescribed treatment will be charged at
£3.00 for each packet of remedy plus £1.50 for postage and packing – or
£3.50 for each bottle of remedy plus £1.50 p & p.
Remedy kits are available for sale, including kits tailored to suit your particular needs.
It is requested that a minimum of two working days notice is given if cancelling an appointment. Less than 2 working days notice is only subject to the full fee if the appointment is not re-scheduled at the time of cancellation.
Useful LinksIf you would like more information on homeopathy and have internet access the following sites are very informative. The first is for the Faculty of Homeopathy, which is the registering body for homeopathic doctors; the second is the main body registering non-medical homeopaths:
www.trusthomeopathy.org
www.homeopathy-soh.com
Terms and ConditionsFees: the fee charged covers the consultation, further time spent in case analysis, the prescribed remedies and telephone calls made between appointments no more than three months apart.
Cost of Remedies: The consultation fee includes the cost of remedies prescribed during regular treatment, meaning appointments no more than three months apart. Additional remedies may be bought by placing an order by phone or email.
Telephone Advice: For those not under regular treatment, advice over the phone is usually given free of charge but any remedies supplied will be charged for. However if treatment is required, by which is meant a case history has to be taken and a remedy prescribed, then a charge will be made for a telephone consultation.
Payment: Payment is due at the time of the appointment. If payment is not made and an invoice has to be raised a 5% administration fee is added.
Cancellation of Appointments: Two working days’ notice is required if an appointment cannot be kept.
Short notice cancellations: I will do my best to fill cancelled appointments. If I cannot do so then the full consultation fee will be charged. However, in most cases this fee is waived if the appointment is re-booked at the time of cancellation and subsequently kept.
Non-attendance: If an appointment is not kept, with no advance warning of cancellation the full fee will be charged. In exceptional or unavoidable circumstances the fee will be waived if the appointment is re-booked and subsequently kept.
Data protection: The Data Protection Act 1998 places legal requirement on each company to deal with personal data properly however it is collected, recorded and used. Your personal data (name and address only) will not be disclosed to third parties and will only be used for internal functions relevant to Ascot Medical Practice.
