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Hi Clare I have in the past faxed the GP the original sicknote which we believe to have been altered for confirmation that this was done by the GP (our local GP's used to sign changes to sicknotes) or I have spoken to a "receptionist" and you will be amazed at what they will tell you. Please note that I do tell them that I dont have written consent to discuss the health problem and simply want the changes verifying but this doesnt seem to matter to some they read the GP note entries anyway! Jacqui (On a professional note - I advise the "receptionist" when she/he is giving me "too much info" and on occasions have written to any surgeries - one surgery told me over the phone that a chap had had his appendix removed 3 years earlier when I was clarifying what was illegible on the current sick note..she didnt understand why I was upset for being told this info with the phrase "but you are a nurse... you keep medical information confidential!" I had to write on that occasion as she really didnt get that I didnt have consent to know this and that she didnt know who I was as I was on the phone and I was concerned that this could have been MY information she was passing on) __________________________________________________ Get up to £150 by recycling your old mobile - visit www.tiscali.co.uk/recycle ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html FORTHCOMING CONFERENCES AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOBS http://OHJobs.drmaze.net OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING EDUCATION http://www.aohne.org.uk