I worry as I get older. In 5 years when I arrive at the ripe old age
of 60 I intend to travel more than I do now (I get my fair share of
travelling now!). However, even at the age of 55 with just controlled
hypertension I find it difficult enough to get insurance. i would have
thought with an increasingly affluent ageing population they would
have sorted out travel insurance for those with medical conditions
more easily. My argument is that I surely have a lower risk now I am
treated and compliant than I was before the condition was diagnosed.
Perhaps a future vogue may be pre-travel examinations???!!!!
Best wishes
Paul
On 16/11/2007, Trefor Roscoe <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> The BMA has tried repeatedly to get the insurance industry to sort this one
> out.
>
> the economics of it are such that they can only make money if they prevent
> as many as possible not being paid for.As the population ages more people
> will get ill abroad.
>
> Please keep sending the info to the BMA, the more examples of poor practice
> they have the better.
>
> Also complain to the Chief Medical Officer of the company requesting the
> info
>
> Trefor
> ________________________________
> From: GP-UK [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Russell Brown
> Sent: 16 November 2007 10:50
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Damned if you do, and Damned if you don't. Insurance abroad
> again.
>
>
> Not with a long stick with something unpleasant on the end.
>
> I'm very concerned that the "consent" these requests arrive with are not
> properly informed.
>
> As far as I'm concerned the insurance company entered into a contract with
> the patient. They should honour their commitment and sue the patient for
> recompense after the event if it turns out the patient neglected to tell
> them something.
>
> Don't know what the BMA are doing if anything about it.
>
> Like any other private work, you may decline to undertake it, provided you
> do so promptly.
>
> And I have extremely thick skin, emotional blackmail doesn't work, and is
> named as such if anyone tried it on.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Russell
>
> On Nov 16, 2007 10:09 AM, Paul Bromley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > GPUkers, may recall the last thread that we discussed on this,
> > regarding releasing medical information for patinets who need
> > treatment/re-patriation. Have just had another request for this which
> > initially I declined. They were persistent however and asked to speak
> > to me. The usual emotional blackmail re the patinet not getting
> > treatemnt unless I provided the information ASAP. Did we reach any
> > conclusions re this?? did we not suggest that the BMA should look into
> > this?? If so has anything been done?? I am likely to provide the
> > information for a peaceful life, but fear the repurcussions if the
> > patinet is not covered. however by not releasing the information, no
> > doubt I will get the wrath of the patinet. When I mentioned to this
> > girl that no fee was mentioned, she said 'er no'. When I mentioned
> > that if I did it then a fee would be required, she said 'er, yes'. She
> > seemed amazed that I was getting so irate about releasing this
> > information and when I stated that I knew many other GPs who would be
> > unhappy about releaasing the information, she stated that she had not
> > come across one!
> >
> > --
> > Best Wishes
> >
> > Paul Bromley
> >
> > www.informatiks.com
> > Custom EMIS LV Software.
> > vuE | GPLabels | GPDocs | eGFRChecker
> >
>
>
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