On Mon 02 Mar, Fizz Matthews wrote:
> The point at which I gave way was when a patient came in waving a letter
> which he had had from the DVLA saying that his doctor refused to provide the
> requested information at the fee offered! It is difficult to explain to a
> patient on the dole that fees of £10 are not enough to justify blowing your
> nose, far less reviewing records, DVLA regulations, and devising a truthful
> and honest response that might have to stand up to future legal challenges.
> This tactic of the DVLA is despisable; yet I have to stay able to look my
> patients in the eye...
> Joe (awaiting depth charges)
I recently had a case where I refused to do it as I felt
it compromised, or could compromise, my relationship with
the patient.
They sent a medical examiner to see the patient, and presumably
paid him a reasonable fee.
--
Allan Harris, GP, Haxby, York YO3 3PH
tel 01904-768666
work 01904-760125, fax 750168
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