CLAIMANTS ‘ABUSE’ OF NHS RESOURCES Finally for ESA, GPs in - TopicsExpress



          

CLAIMANTS ‘ABUSE’ OF NHS RESOURCES Finally for ESA, GPs in south east Wales have been told by their local medical council (LMC) to stop writing letters for patients who need support with a benefits claim or appeal. The LMC have even issued a standard letter for GPs to send to patients which claims that “making such requests to GPs represents an abuse of NHS resources.” Whilst patients will still be able to request copies of their medical records for a fee of up to £50, it means that Atos/DWP will be the only ones who will be able to get specific GP evidence and they will also be able to choose not to do so, if it suits them . However, if GPs have a blanket ban on providing such evidence even if offered payment by claimants but do not have a similar blanket ban for say, life insurance companies paying for evidence, then this may be a relatively straightforward case of disability discrimination. We look forward to hearing from members who are prepared to take legal action against GPs in south east Wales or against the Bro Taf LMC. More details on this story are available from the BBC website and from the Pulse website.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 23:14:22 +0000

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