Oh dear
Lets see...
The "doctor" what requests gets paid
The doctor what replies does not
You are wrong on all counts and your failure to understand the
difference between employed status and independent contractor is the
reason for your confusion and bother
"NHS Responsibilities" are defined within our general medical services
terms of service which sets out what the government are prepared to pay
for a variety of *medical services*. The government helpfully include a
section on what "forms" should be part of these contracted services - it
is a small list
Most communications are usually a result of the Access to medical
reports and records act and payments under these acts are well
established
Of course payment should be prompt and report generation completed to
agreed timescales
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: Occupational Health mailing list
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kate Venables
Sent: 09 October 2002 17:49
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: GP communications and payment
Personally, I am rather bothered about a GP charging for a
doctor-to-doctor letter to an occupational physician where the intention
is to assist in the diagnosis of occupational disease, aid decisions on
fitness for work, or facilitate adjustments in the workplace. This is
not "private work". Surely, this arises directly out of the NHS
responsibilities? And the GP benefits from the exchange in receiving
feedback about occupational aspects of his/her patient's ill-health.
Kate
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