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GP Report required
HI Guys just a genaral question. I have a lady in her 90’s and we require a doctor’s report and he refuses to supply one as he feels he cannot charge the lady £90 for it. I think it is riducles that he can charge never mind refuse.
Is this common practice to charge for these things which techincally you are entitled to get anything from your medical files??
Is there anyway we can presude the doctor to provide the above and not charge the lady??
Any suggestion welcome!
Aisha
thanks its a bit complicated. i am applying for AA but she wants to move from sheltered to very sheltered but i think the association would like some input from her GP but he wont provide it because of the fee!
We do the same as Duncan and hardly ever get charged, if you want acopy of our ‘notes for GPs’ email me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
just a note of caution - sometimes, in my experience, when GPs say they don’t want to give a report, it’s because they know they won’t be able to say anything helpful. maybe that he doesn’t want to charge your client £90 for something that won’t help.
Our team are finding that it is increasingly difficult to get GP replies now .... probably on the back of increasing demand due to ESA appeals. We are certainly getting many more requests for payment now despite explaining on the bottom of letters that we are not funded to pay.
I am asking any patients who are going to the hospital to be asked to be copied into letters that are being sent after appointments so at least they have some information.
No easy answer but good luck.
What about any Occupational Therapist report instead? We use this when we can for DLA /AA cases. We are also fortunate that we have a part time OT funded by the Housing Assocaition so we are all working well together.
If a person has a Blue Badge then it may be possible to obtain from the Local Authority the evidence relied upon, in our Authority this would be GP opinion regarding walking ability.
What about any Occupational Therapist report instead? We use this when we can for DLA /AA cases. We are also fortunate that we have a part time OT funded by the Housing Assocaition so we are all working well together.
Hi do you have special OT report that gets used if the PIP decision maker wants more evidence, basically an OT proforma they complete and send back before a medical is decided upon?
Thanks
No specialist OT report and we wouldn’t ask for one solely for PIP/AA purposes. However there is often a report as a result of a request for a medical adaptation request or we may ask for an assessment to see if any aids would assist (with client approval). We then use the OT assessment report as evidence, if there is one.
The other option is a copy of he GP notes, it will still cost but only £10 for electronic notes and £50 for paper copies. Found (tribunal doctors) love them.