6 - Miscellaneous agreed fees
Medical officers at schools
School medical officers should be recognised medical advisers appointed to undertake medical examinations of scholars and to advise the school authorities generally on matters of health and hygiene. The officer should ensure that medical examinations of all pupils are carried out as necessary including medical examinations on entrance and fitness for sport. Depending on the amount of work to be undertaken, a medical officer may be paid on a per scholar or a sessional basis.
These fees are agreed with the Incorporated Association of Preparatory Schools. Further information on the work of school medical officers can be obtained from the Honorary Secretary, the Medical Officers of Schools Association, c/o Amherst Medical Practice, 21 St Botolph’s Road, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 3AQ.
Effective date: 1 April 2008
Agreed with the Incorporated Association of Preparatory Schools.
For medical officers (private boarding schools);
| £ | ||
| either | a salary based on the BMA guidance for part-time occupational medicine for one session per week | 161.50 |
| or | in small schools where it is possible for work to involve a smaller commitment in time, per scholar per annum for duties outside the NHS | 69.00 |
Note: Doctors are advised to negotiate their own fee for work undertaken for schools that do not belong to the organisations that have agreed to these fees.