That's nothing - we get ones saying "this young man tells me he has XXX"
!
Dr John S Conway
Principal Lecturer in Soil Science / Chair, Research Committee
Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Glos GL7 6JS
01285 652531 ext 2234 fax 01285 650219
http://www.rac.ac.uk/~john_conway/
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Michael Trott
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 7:02 PM
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Subject: Re: Medical Evidence
I don't know about you but my GP has his own ideas about what to write.
Most
of the GP letters I see are appallingly unhelpful and patronising "This
young
man has XXX"
What would be really helpful would be is someone could produce an
appropriately worded guide for GPs on what to write that could be made
available on-line
and through DOs This might take the foprm of a letter.
Something along the lines of
DEar Doctor,
Would you please write me a letter to give to my LEA so that they can
authorise support to be made available to me as a disabled student.
It would be helpful if the letter gave the name of my condition, the
symptoms
of the condition and side effects of any medication and the impact this
would
have on study activities such as reading, note taking, writing essays,
practical activities, travel etc.
and so on.
Mick Trott
In a message dated 13/12/05 03:24:24 GMT Standard Time, [log in to unmask]
writes:
<< I think it makes sense for an institution to adopt the same policy on
medical evidence as used by LAs. LAs require evidence that clearly
states a
disability exists. As Bryan says, a GP letter that says the student
'claims
to have ...' or 'tells me he has ...' is not evidence of a disability.
The
GP letter must clearly state that the student is diagnosed with the
condition . For example, if the GP says the student has eyesight
problems
he/she must say what condition is causing these problems. If the LA or
DO
has any concerns about the potential effect of this condition on
studying
he/she should seek further advice e.g. by contacting RNIB. >>
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