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- jayney B
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12 years 5 months ago #74734 by jayney B
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hi
today i went to my Gp surgery to get a copy of my medical notes and was asked to pay £40 !!!!!! I have already forked out £10 for a GP supporting letter already. I also have requested my records from the NHS Phyciatric hospital who when i proved i was on benefits wavared the fee how on earth can a person on assesment rate ESA afford these fees when im finding it hard enough to feed myself on £67.50 a week.My GPs surgery know im on benefits and are adament i must pay the £40 how can you succeed in winning an appeal when you cant afford to get the supporting evidence to support your claim
today i went to my Gp surgery to get a copy of my medical notes and was asked to pay £40 !!!!!! I have already forked out £10 for a GP supporting letter already. I also have requested my records from the NHS Phyciatric hospital who when i proved i was on benefits wavared the fee how on earth can a person on assesment rate ESA afford these fees when im finding it hard enough to feed myself on £67.50 a week.My GPs surgery know im on benefits and are adament i must pay the £40 how can you succeed in winning an appeal when you cant afford to get the supporting evidence to support your claim
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- bro58
12 years 5 months ago - 12 years 5 months ago #74739 by bro58
Replied by bro58 on topic Re:Medical Notes for appeal
jayney B wrote:
Hi jB,
Unfortunately G.P.'s practices can and do charge for this service.
It does seem to vary though, when I requested copy of my medical records, I got them within 10 days all on a password protected CD, for a fee of £20, my G.P. and Consultants also provided letters of support free of charge.
Another alternative sometimes available is for the patients to view their records at the G.P.'s surgery, and ask for photocopies of any relevant extracts, therefore cutting down on the cost.
G.P.'s and Consultants are not contractually obligated to provide their patients with letters of support.
Some do it willingly free of charge, some charge a fee, and some will not do it at all.
I believe that sometimes advice agencies such as CAB will obtain medical evidence for their clients and foot the bill.
bro58
hi
today i went to my Gp surgery to get a copy of my medical notes and was asked to pay £40 !!!!!! I have already forked out £10 for a GP supporting letter already. I also have requested my records from the NHS Phyciatric hospital who when i proved i was on benefits wavared the fee how on earth can a person on assesment rate ESA afford these fees when im finding it hard enough to feed myself on £67.50 a week.My GPs surgery know im on benefits and are adament i must pay the £40 how can you succeed in winning an appeal when you cant afford to get the supporting evidence to support your claim
Hi jB,
Unfortunately G.P.'s practices can and do charge for this service.
It does seem to vary though, when I requested copy of my medical records, I got them within 10 days all on a password protected CD, for a fee of £20, my G.P. and Consultants also provided letters of support free of charge.
Another alternative sometimes available is for the patients to view their records at the G.P.'s surgery, and ask for photocopies of any relevant extracts, therefore cutting down on the cost.
G.P.'s and Consultants are not contractually obligated to provide their patients with letters of support.
Some do it willingly free of charge, some charge a fee, and some will not do it at all.
I believe that sometimes advice agencies such as CAB will obtain medical evidence for their clients and foot the bill.
bro58
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12 years 5 months ago #74742 by Gordon
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The Data Protection (Subject Access) (Fees and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2000 sets out the fees a patient may be charged to view their records or to be provided with a copy of them. These are summarised below:
To provide copies of patient health records the maximum costs are:
Health records held electronically: up to a maximum £10 charge.
Health records held in part electronically and in part on other media (paper, x-ray film): up to a maximum £50 charge.
Health records held totally on other media: up to a maximum £50 charge.
All these maximum charges include postage and packaging costs. Any charges for access requests should not be made in order to make a financial gain.
To allow patients to view their health records (where no copy is required) the maximum costs are:
Health records held electronically: a maximum of £10
Health records held in part on computer and in part on other media: a maximum of £10
Health records held entirely on other media: up to a maximum £10 charge, unless the records have been added to in the last 40 days in which case there should be no charge.
Note: if a person wishes to view their health records and then wants to be provided with copies this would still come under the one access request. The £10 maximum fee for viewing would be included within the £50 maximum fee for copies of health records, held in part on computer and in part manually.
source: www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_d...lasset/dh_113206.pdf paragraph 18.
To provide copies of patient health records the maximum costs are:
Health records held electronically: up to a maximum £10 charge.
Health records held in part electronically and in part on other media (paper, x-ray film): up to a maximum £50 charge.
Health records held totally on other media: up to a maximum £50 charge.
All these maximum charges include postage and packaging costs. Any charges for access requests should not be made in order to make a financial gain.
To allow patients to view their health records (where no copy is required) the maximum costs are:
Health records held electronically: a maximum of £10
Health records held in part on computer and in part on other media: a maximum of £10
Health records held entirely on other media: up to a maximum £10 charge, unless the records have been added to in the last 40 days in which case there should be no charge.
Note: if a person wishes to view their health records and then wants to be provided with copies this would still come under the one access request. The £10 maximum fee for viewing would be included within the £50 maximum fee for copies of health records, held in part on computer and in part manually.
source: www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_d...lasset/dh_113206.pdf paragraph 18.
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12 years 5 months ago #74743 by Crazydiamond
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Replied by Crazydiamond on topic Re:Medical Notes for appeal
jayney B wrote:
See this thread HERE.
hi
today i went to my Gp surgery to get a copy of my medical notes and was asked to pay £40 !!!!!! I have already forked out £10 for a GP supporting letter already. I also have requested my records from the NHS Phyciatric hospital who when i proved i was on benefits wavared the fee how on earth can a person on assesment rate ESA afford these fees when im finding it hard enough to feed myself on £67.50 a week.My GPs surgery know im on benefits and are adament i must pay the £40 how can you succeed in winning an appeal when you cant afford to get the supporting evidence to support your claim
See this thread HERE.
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12 years 4 months ago #74796 by TCP
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My doctors' surgery hasn't been very co-operative. When I appealed to hopefully get me into the SG not WRAG, she wouldn't write me a letter, because of surgery policy that they only deal with the DWP requests. I was given 3 sheets of my medical records to send, although only 1 was actually relevant. (I also noted lots of mistakes in it and 2 named disorders that no one had told me about!)
I do believe that she will comply when CAB contact her. I was more than willing to pay. I think some doctors are better than others.
I do believe that she will comply when CAB contact her. I was more than willing to pay. I think some doctors are better than others.
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12 years 4 months ago #74841 by DRAGON2009
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The content of your medical records is vitally important to you if you exist on health related welfare benefits. The accuracy of records can make a vital difference between succsess and failure of a claim, and it is important to ensure your records are a proper representation of your consultations. If you find errors, my advice is to tactfully point them out if they are important ones, but you can also put a letter into your doctors describing your specific difficulties. Never keep the GP in the dark about your difficulties, and if you are unhappy with the GP, see a different one at the practice or move to another surgery
If you can stretch to the cost of accessing and obtaining copies of your records., always do it. These are some of the most vital documents to anyone on ESA/IB/DLA
If you can stretch to the cost of accessing and obtaining copies of your records., always do it. These are some of the most vital documents to anyone on ESA/IB/DLA
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