Costs
We want you to understand what your care will cost before you decide to proceed.
There is no charge for making an initial enquiry or talking to us about whether KernowCann may be right for you.
Getting started
£199
If you decide to proceed, there is an initial £199 fee. This covers your onboarding and clinical care through your first month with KernowCann.
Your £199 includes:
your initial administration and onboarding;
setting you up on our patient portal;
review and preparation of information needed for the assessment;
your initial 30-minute consultation with a specialist doctor;
your two-week nurse check-in;
your four-week clinical review;
your KernowCann welcome pack; and
routine documentation associated with your care.
Your first month timeline
Initial assessment with specialist doctor
Two-week nurse
check-in
Four-week clinical review
There are no additional KernowCann consultation fees for the appointments included within this initial period.
Ongoing clinical reviews
£49
After your four-week review, subsequent clinical reviews are 20 minutes long and cost £49 per appointment.
Most patients who are clinically stable will move towards three-monthly reviews. If your clinical needs mean that an additional or earlier review is required, this will also cost £49.
We will always explain why an earlier clinical review is being recommended.
The cost of your medicine is separate from KernowCann's clinical fees and is paid directly to the dispensing pharmacy.The amount you pay will depend on what is prescribed and the quantity you require. As a general guide, a month's supply will commonly cost between £50 and £200, although individual costs may fall outside this range.
Where treatment is being considered, your clinician will discuss the likely cost with you as part of your consultation. If different clinically appropriate options are available, cost can form part of that conversation too.
We don't want the cost of your treatment to come as a surprise.
We recognise that our patients are funding their own care. We will be open with you about costs and, wherever clinically appropriate, will work with you to find an approach that takes account of both your healthcare needs and your individual circumstances.
The treatment you and your clinical team choose will always be based on what is clinically appropriate for you, rather than a commercial arrangement with a particular manufacturer or pharmacy.
The cost of your medicine
£50-200
Separate from clinic fees
Paid directly to the dispensing pharmacy
Why we charge for clinical reviews
You may find other ways of paying for medicinal cannabis care, including subscription or membership models. At KernowCann, we have chosen to keep our clinical fees separate and transparent.
We are a small, independent healthcare clinic. We are not owned by a pharmaceutical manufacturer. When you pay for a clinical review with KernowCann, you are paying for the time and expertise of a highly trained healthcare professional who knows your care, reviews how you are responding to treatment and works with you to decide what should happen next.
Our fees also support the clinical work that happens around your appointments: maintaining your records, communicating with your GP or other healthcare professionals where needed, multidisciplinary discussion and the clinical governance required to provide your care safely. We do not charge you separately for these routine parts of your care.
We recognise that private healthcare is a significant expense. That is why we want our fees to be clear, our prescribing decisions to remain independent, and conversations about the cost of treatment to be open.
Multidisciplinary team reviews
No charge
There is no charge when your care is discussed by our multidisciplinary clinical team.
This includes your annual MDT review and any additional MDT discussion we consider necessary as part of making safe decisions about your treatment.
Keeping your healthcare team informed
No Charge
We do not charge you for routine communication with your GP about your treatment.
There is also no administration fee if we need to liaise with another doctor, nurse or healthcare professional as part of your clinical care.
We consider appropriate communication with the other professionals involved in your health to be part of providing you with safe, joined-up healthcare.
Travel letters
£20
If you require a clinical letter to support travelling with your prescribed medicine, there is a £20 administration fee for preparing this documentation.
Please contact us in plenty of time before you travel, as requirements for travelling with prescribed controlled medicines can vary depending on your destination.
