In article <[log in to unmask]>, "John A.
Charlton" <[log in to unmask]> writes
>On a similiar note I have a chap who consumes bottles of scotch and drives.
>Police are poised. As he gets in his car to travel a few hundred yards so
>drunk he cannot sometimes cannot get out.
>
>I'm trying to get hold of the DVLC. Am I doing right?
>
Yes, absolutely. You could be at risk from the GMC/courts if you did
not inform the DVLC in this situation.
>Tried + leaning on him to no avail.
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>> From: Emile de S <[log in to unmask]>
>>
>> The Access to Medical Reports Act does not apply to doctors employed by a
>> company for the express purpose of providing a medical opinion, only to
>those
>> who are the patient's own medical advisors, providing information to a
>third
>> party.
There is a viewpoint which says that medical care is defined as (roughly
speaking) examination +/or advice +/or treatment. Hence any doctor who
examines a patient, even if only for the purpose of writing a report,
is providings providing medical care, which means that the Access to
Medical Reports Act does apply. As I understand it, this has not been
tested in the courts, but it does form the basis of current BMA advice.
--
Hilary Curtis, Executive Director, BMA Foundation for AIDS
http://www.bmaids.demon.co.uk/
Promoting an enlightened medical view on HIV and AIDS
BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JP, UK
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