Not happy !!

[Polchraine]

It's occurred to me that I last saw the doctor in the middle of June ... It's now the middle of September ...this is a bloody joke !
FLO due in 20mins !

Did you ask to see the GPs letter? If what he has written is incorrect then you have grounds for a complaint against him to his professional body - the GMC.

[SevenSixTwo]

I take it your GP is now on "The List"?

[zzr1100]

Visit happened .. GP said I was anxious and had concentration and memory issues .. I said I last saw the doc in mid June !! It's now mid September .. Doc didnt prescribe anything, I'm back at work full time now ..I'm happy to see the doc again if they wish ..
They had been asking me to voluntarily surrender my sgc ! I refused ..
He says he will write to his superiors and we wait and see !!

[Polchraine]

Visit happened .. GP said I was anxious and had concentration and memory issues .. I said I last saw the doc in mid June !! It's now mid September .. Doc didnt prescribe anything, I'm back at work full time now ..I'm happy to see the doc again if they wish ..
They had been asking me to voluntarily surrender my sgc ! I refused ..
He says he will write to his superiors and we wait and see !!

I presume that you dispute his "anxious and had concentration and memory issues" comments. Why not write to him and ask for a full explanation of why he wrote such inaccurate comments - allow 1 week for a reply and then consider escalating it.

[zzr1100]

I told the FLO that if I was anxious it was because I wasn't working ...and the doc didnt prescribe anything .. As for concentration and memory issues, that was normal at 1 month after a stroke ... It's now 4 months down the line and I'm all ok !

[Gaz]

If your doctor has written inaccurate comments about you in a letter and sent it to somebody else, that is potentially libellous. Certainly I'd be having a one-way chat with my GP along those lines if I found out he was publishing porkies about my mental health.

[karen]

Are you an NRA member? If so contact Iain - 01483 797777 ext 154

[zzr1100]

my club is NRA affiliated ... does that count ?

[Sim G]

Right, look here for some advice and illustration that can be presented; http://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/ And, give these a call in case they can offer something; http://www.stroke.org.uk/

In all honesty, all the talk of "libel" "complaints to the GMC" are all very pertinent, however, you need to be prepared should your local constabulary decide themselves to revoke your certificate as you have not surrendered it voluntarily. Get your shotguns lodged with a friend for 72hrs at the earliest opportunity so you have a couple of days grace to find a friendly RFD who will store them.

Should it be revoked, work with the police to see that their decision was wrong. You may need an independent report from a neurologist, you may need further references from your employer and or students. There's a big thing at the moment about opinions offered by partners in relation to domestic violence, then surely a submission from your wife/partner should carry the same weight.

Prepare for the worst in the immediate term, but don't butt heads with the licensing manager. There are many ways to solve this but it is doubtful it will be a short or easy journey.

[phaedra1106]

If your doctor has written inaccurate comments about you in a letter and sent it to somebody else, that is potentially libellous. Certainly I'd be having a one-way chat with my GP along those lines if I found out he was publishing porkies about my mental health.

Gaz, my 23yr old son was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome when he was 15, he started shooting clay pigeon when he was 16 and is now a member of 4 clubs, clay pigeon, 2 indoor shooting clubs and an outdoor target shooting club (full bore) he's also had has his NRA safe shooter card for 3 years. When he was 19/20 we went to see his GP (practice manager) sat with him for 35mins and he said there was no reason he could see for him to give anything but a positive rport to the police when we applied for his SGC.

We applied, had the FEO interview which he passed 110% and then heard nothing for 3 months until we were advised by the FLM to get a copy of the GPs letter.

The GPs letter was from a different GP at the surgery, he mis-quoted a Transistions Team report saying "Jared was discharged from the team for not making progress" when in fact it said "at the time of his discharge he hasn't made much progress", he was discharged because he turned 18 which is what happens to all their clients.

He hadn't made much progress because we were only referred to the team when he was 17-1/2, he should have been referred when he was 16 then he would have had 24 sessions with them not 6.

The GP even added "I feel that it would not be safe to grant Jared a certificate at this moment in time" I should add that the GP had only seen him twice in 20yrs, when he was about 11 (before being diagnosed) and that was for 10 minutes about an ingrowing toenail!!.

Went to PALS who wouldn't touch it as it was a private matter between us and the GP, wrote to the GMC and the NHS Primary Care Trust and still got nowhere.

That was 3 years ago. Durham said they would allow us to withdraw his application so he didn't get a refusal but that even with the FEOs being perfectly happy with him the GPs letter meant there was no chance of it being granted.

After a formal complaint to the NHS Trust over the complete lack of any services or support it's taken until now to get a psychiatrist to see him, we were at a meeting this afternoon and discussed it, while she can't write a letter saying she thinks he should have one she will give a very positive assessment of him as he's really made a lot of progress in the last year since we moved, hopefully this will be enough to counter the GPs highly inaccurate letter.