Services Not Covered Under the GMS Contract
A medical card entitles the patient to a wide range of services. However, a number of additional services are not covered under the GMS contract and patients are required to pay directly for these services. The following items are not covered by the GMS Scheme: –
- Medical examinations or reports for legal purposes
- Examinations relating to insurance policies
- Examinations relating to fitness to drive including eye test
- Pre-employment examinations
- School entry examinations
- Examinations for fitness to take part in sports
- Some vaccinations
- Certain screening services or health checks
- Cervical smears (if falling outside the guidelines of the national cervical screening programme)
