HarryBosch

Police clearance popped through the door today. Get them scanned and certified tonight at work then that only leaves medical on Tuesday and I'm good to go.

On another note how much of a rip off is the Police Clearance? £45 for a No Trace PNC check. Incredible.

HB

gregster10217

It's amazing Harry that they can justify £45 for that! Talk about a rip off. Surely it's no more than the DVLA do for their £5?

VikkiShields

We sent it premium thinking we needed it back to post to oz.

jim_1

me and my gp are not friends... fact! i am going to bring handcuffs and a van for him when i get my medical done on Monday. £180 what a joke. that's not even including the drug test!!
i'm going to talk to the drugs worker in custody to see if she can help... failing that im telling work i have a drug problem to get a free negative test.....or is that not a good idea??

deadlyminimee

I approached one of the doctors who come into custody. He has completed my medical and tested my urine using a kit I got off the internet. He has then signed a form which I created confirming the drug results were negative.
Costs....
£10 for the drugs kit
£20 for the doctor doing it (he didn't even want this).

What he has done for me is no different to what other doctors have done for other people except they are paying up to £250!!!

gregster10217

Deadly, I think it's really bad that there has not been any consistency with any of the GPs in cometing these tests for us. I know I paid £190 for my tests, privately, but seeing the problems others have had, I'm pleased I did. At least I knew what I was getting and how much it would cost, and more importantly, that they could actually do it for me.

deadlyminimee

I totally agree. My local gp was a nightmare and would have caused me no end of grief and money. I'm just lucky the doctor from custody could do it and his surgery was local to me. We are all being tested in the same way and as such should be treated in the same way.

Sponger79

For those who have done the medical. Do they test for cholesterol?

gregster10217

I don't know what they tested the urine for, but possibly cholesterol, although I think it's usually done from blood. If so, then no bloods were taken Sponger.

OzPCwannaB

Can anyone that has ordered the drug testing kits on line tell me what site and what kit they ordered. Don't want to order the wrong one. Found a kit that tests for the 10 most common for £8.99 from drug testing uk. Does this sound about right?

deadlyminimee

That is the one I got.... Think it was just over a tenner with postage?? Really simple for the doc to do and I just typed up a letter, he certified it was a negative result, signed and stamped it.

HarryBosch

Certified copies of Police Clearance, Driver record and Bankruptcy emailed. Medical on Tuesday so will get Occ. Health to scan and email results there and then.

All good so far. Now for night shift in the pissing rain.

OzPCwannaB

Are you sending everything together or are you sending them as you get them?

OzPCwannaB

Thank you. Il order that. Hopefully it won't take long to arrive

OzPCwannaB

Did you all get a deadline date on your email to return everything to them?