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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/ email [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Michael Trott Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 7:02 PM To: [log in to unmask] 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. >>