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> Dr Chung wrote:-
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> >> If a driving license is issued and you have any reason to
> believe that your patient should not drive you should advise him or her
> about this as part of your duty of cars<<
>
> This is terrific news. We can now sue you lot for not looking after your
> patient's vehicles as well. The more you think about it the more sense it
> makes. For example, steroid creams might help in safely removing bird crap
> from a soft top, although too reguar a treatment regime might thin the
> hood's skin. Popping a Prozac in the fuel tank might stop any sluggishness
> and whining noises from the engine, although beware of any akathisiac
> racing action as a side-effect. Any other ideas for pharmaceutical
> intervention?
>
> TBST, I would say the DVLA are correct. If you know/ought to know your
> patient is unfit through medical condition to drive you should inform him
> of that fact and put it in writing. It can go wider and, I believe, apply
> on prescribing medication that can reduce reaction time. Do not rely on the
> pharmacist and the manufacturer's labelling. Of course, this is all
> untested territory, but it would be interesting for someone who has had an
> accident due to his condition/medication and claims not to have known about
> the effect to sue the doc.
>
> On a positive note I suggest you reply to the DVLA, pointng out that they
> have a duty to the public at large to obtain relevant medical information
> and that such can only come from the best source, being yourself. For them
> to seek to obtain lesser information from other sources purely to avoid
> paying a reasonable fee would amount to a breach of that duty.
>
> Graham Ross
> Solicitor
> Ross & Co
> Liverpool, UK
> +44 (0)151 284 8585
> +44 (0)151 236 6035-fax
> ALeRT:-http://www.alertuk.com
> Y2K-LAW:-http://www.y2kalert.com
Thanks for your advice. I think I will try your tactic and see if they
respond. I seriously doubt they will bother to reply (bet you they
haven't thought of a standard letter for that) but I will let you know
of outcome.
Dr K M Chung
Park Street Surgery
Liverpool
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