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10 years 4 months ago - 10 years 4 months ago #114311 by k9man63
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hi, please could someone give me some advice?, i have been in the support group for esa for the last 2yrs, although i had to appeal after my medical with atos ,i managed to win appeal with support from my gp and consultant in the way of supporting letters.
Last week i received a new esa 50 to fill in,to which welfare rights helped with this morning,this afternoon i went to see my doctor and asked her could she give me a supporting letter to go with my esa 50 because welfare rights said it would be helpfull, my doctor refused to give me one because there guidelines have changed?. I think she said something to do with lmc?
i suffer from incontinence at least a couple of times a week,depression,empyhsema,and under investigation with my heart again. very worrying times yet again,as anyone else heard of own doctors not supporting their patients???
thankyou
Last week i received a new esa 50 to fill in,to which welfare rights helped with this morning,this afternoon i went to see my doctor and asked her could she give me a supporting letter to go with my esa 50 because welfare rights said it would be helpfull, my doctor refused to give me one because there guidelines have changed?. I think she said something to do with lmc?
i suffer from incontinence at least a couple of times a week,depression,empyhsema,and under investigation with my heart again. very worrying times yet again,as anyone else heard of own doctors not supporting their patients???
thankyou
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10 years 4 months ago #114312 by Gordon
I am afraid this is becoming increasingly common, any reports and letters that a GP provides in connection with benefits are at their own discretion and are outside of the normal service they are required to provide.
One thing that you can is to request access to your medical records at your GP practice, all of your Consultants letters, etc. should be included in your records so this may offer an alternative of compiling your own report.
Requesting your medical records
Charging for medical records
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k9man63 wrote: hi, please could someone give me some advice?, i have been in the support group for esa for the last 2yrs, although i had to appeal after my medical with atos ,i managed to win appeal with support from my gp and consultant in the way of supporting letters.
Last week i received a new esa 50 to fill in,to which welfare rights helped with this morning,this afternoon i went to see my doctor and asked her could she give me a supporting letter to go with my esa 50 because welfare rights said it would be helpfull, my doctor refused to give me one because there guidelines have changed?. I think she said something to do with lmc?
i suffer from incontinence at least a couple of times a week,depression,empyhsema,and under investigation with my heart again. very worrying times yet again,as anyone else heard of own doctors not supporting their patients???
thankyou
I am afraid this is becoming increasingly common, any reports and letters that a GP provides in connection with benefits are at their own discretion and are outside of the normal service they are required to provide.
One thing that you can is to request access to your medical records at your GP practice, all of your Consultants letters, etc. should be included in your records so this may offer an alternative of compiling your own report.
Requesting your medical records
Charging for medical records
Gordon
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10 years 4 months ago - 10 years 4 months ago #114313 by k9man63
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Thankyou gordon for your quick response and your advice,i have got until the 18th dec to get my esa 50 back to them, i just didnt understand my gp when she said they have had guidence not to do supporting letters anymore!!, so obviously you heard of this before
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10 years 4 months ago - 10 years 4 months ago #114315 by bro58
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As an aside, but connected to this query, some G.P. practices are now offering web services to their patients.
Some of the practices that are registered with this service, (emis/Patient Access) also offer the facility to view your records securely online (my own G.P. practice does)
See : www.patient.co.uk/emisaccess.asp
&
patient.uservoice.com/knowledgebase
As well as this facility, repeat prescriptions, appointments and secure messaging may also be on offer.
You should check whether your G.P. practice is offering this facility.
If it is, and you are interested, they will give you a "Key" on an explanatory document to register online.
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Some of the practices that are registered with this service, (emis/Patient Access) also offer the facility to view your records securely online (my own G.P. practice does)
See : www.patient.co.uk/emisaccess.asp
&
patient.uservoice.com/knowledgebase
As well as this facility, repeat prescriptions, appointments and secure messaging may also be on offer.
You should check whether your G.P. practice is offering this facility.
If it is, and you are interested, they will give you a "Key" on an explanatory document to register online.
bro58
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10 years 4 months ago #114316 by Gordon
I believe there has been a concerted effort in Wales to stop GPs providing assistance, in the rest of the country it is down to the practice and of course individual GPs can refuse to help, even when they do provide assistance they may charge the claimant for the results.
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k9man63 wrote: Thankyou gordon for your quick response and your advice,i have got until the 18th dec to get my esa 50 back to them, i just didnt understand my gp when she said they have had guidence not to do supporting letters anymore!!, so obviously you heard of this before
I believe there has been a concerted effort in Wales to stop GPs providing assistance, in the rest of the country it is down to the practice and of course individual GPs can refuse to help, even when they do provide assistance they may charge the claimant for the results.
Gordon
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10 years 4 months ago - 10 years 4 months ago #114317 by k9man63
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thankyou for advice , my gp did give me a supporting letter 2yrs ago,its seems my practice will not do that anymore,she said if they want to know anything they will have to write.
thanks again
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