ordnance Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 (edited) They only ask for the last 5 years here. Have you attended a medical professional in the last 5 years for treatment of depression or any other kind of mental or nervous disorder? Edited July 18, 2016 by ordnance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieT Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 If you are a member of BASC or one of the other organisations, it might be a good idea to run it past them first, in case they can suggest improvements to the wording. They have lots of experience in helping members to deal with "difficult" officialdom. Also, try to keep updating David et al about the outcome, because BASC will probably revise their guidance from time to time. In your draft letter you missed out the most important part, namely "As this is a new process and we anticipate the level of detail requested by the police may vary, no specific fee has been agreed. However the BMA publishes fees for various Government departments that you may wish to refer to when setting and agreeing your fees before undertaking the work." I would expect my GP to do exactly that. Write to me and ask if I was willing to pay his fee before he did the work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piebob Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 Oh dear. Looks like all change again. https://www.bma.org.uk/advice/employment/ethics/ethics-a-to-z/firearms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 we know we will pay in the end.stiched up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David BASC Posted July 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 This is not what the BMA agreed to at the meetings earlier this year, why they have now changed their guidance away from what they agreed I have no idea. Never the less, BASC's position remains the same, so please do keep an eye on the website, especially as after today I will be away on holiday with my family up in the Highlands for 2 weeks so will not be able to post again until mid August David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiep Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 Have a good holiday David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrowningB525 Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 Oh dear. Looks like all change again. https://www.bma.org.uk/advice/employment/ethics/ethics-a-to-z/firearms And this is why I'm not sympathetic to the junior dictors' cause. This proves that all the BMA care about is money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McSpredder Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 As far as I can see, the advice issued by BASC is and always has been precisely the same as that published by the Home Office in April 2016: “Initial check of the patient record in response to the standard police letter – there is no expectation of a fee.” The BMA stated clearly on their website (30 June 2016) that “The work involved in responding to the letter is minimal and therefore can be undertaken easily without delay and without a fee.” They revised the website yesterday (28 July 2016) to say “We are now advising GPs to return the letter to the police without delay explaining they are unable to undertake the work due to a lack of funding…..” This emanates from the “Ethics Department” of the BMA, and it seems their ethical standards now involve charging fees for minimal work. The BMA have said “.....the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) are advising their members to refuse payment to GPs for responding to the initial police letter which asks to check and place a marker on the medical record” but have chosen not to mention that this is also the Home Office published guidance. Are the BMA are being economical with words, or economical with the truth? It is perhaps worth remembering that the BMA is a trade union, not a regulatory body for the medical profession. In fact, their website states “BMA as a trade union. We stand up for doctors individually and collectively on a wide variety of employment issues and are recognised for collective bargaining purposes nationally and locally.” As an aside, I assume this standard letter from police to GPs must have been published, but does anybody know where it can be viewed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehb102 Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Next wave has started. Someone has just reported receiving a demand for £300 from the doctor's office for "quarterly monitoring". No, it's not me. No, they aren't in BASC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieT Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Next wave has started. Someone has just reported receiving a demand for £300 from the doctor's office for "quarterly monitoring". No, it's not me. No, they aren't in BASC. What quarterly monitoring would that be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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