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transferring doctors and records!!

  • 17-10-2012 10:24pm
    #1
    xxlauraxxox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 550 ✭✭✭


    hey guys hope im in the right forum if not mods please feel free to move...

    Last week i rang my own GP for to see could he fit me in for an appointment that afternoon or the following day and i was advised that the doctor was very busy and couldnt see me till towards the end of the week,now as been up the week before and my condition having gotten wrose i needed a doctor and couldnt wait till the end of the week so i hung up and said id make alternative arrangments...Now as im a private patient i knew id have no hassle seen another doctor and i rang a doctor that was 5mins away and told me come in straight away,now ive decided to stick to this GP as he was wonderful had me admitted to a+e and i got a proper diganosis and treatment..ive now decided that i would like to keep using this GP as his more convenint to me (instead of been 40mins drive away)i was just wondering how would i go about nicely getting my flies from my old GP to my new GP...their needed as im in the middle of a personal injury claim ive already advised my lawyer of the gp switch and he said its not gonna cause hassle as long as we get all flies over

    Cheers guys and sorry for the long post :o


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  • #2
    maryb26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 108 ✭✭maryb26


    Ask your new GP what their policy is. New GP can write to previous Doctor enclosing written consent from you requsting your records or just write to previous doctor saying please send my records to Dr XXXXXX.


  • #3
    wmpdd3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,625 ✭✭✭wmpdd3


    I had this done, no issues at all. My new surgery had a sheet for me to fill out and I signed it and my records were in the new surgery after a few weeks.


  • #4
    unclebill98
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,816 ✭✭✭unclebill98


    Your new doctor will give you a letter stamped by them requested the files to be transfered. Hand it into your old doctor. Simples.


  • #5
    gctest50
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭gctest50


    xxlauraxxox wrote: »
    hey guys hope im in the right forum if not mods please feel free to move...

    Last week i rang my own GP for to see could he fit me in for an appointment that afternoon or the following day and i was advised that the doctor was very busy and couldnt see me till towards the end of the week,now as been up the week before and my condition having gotten wrose i needed a doctor and couldnt wait till the end of the week so i hung up and said id make alternative arrangments...Now as im a private patient i knew id have no hassle seen another doctor and i rang a doctor that was 5mins away and told me come in straight away,now ive decided to stick to this GP as he was wonderful had me admitted to a+e and i got a proper diganosis and treatment..ive now decided that i would like to keep using this GP as his more convenint to me (instead of been 40mins drive away)i was just wondering how would i go about nicely getting my flies from my old GP to my new GP...their needed as im in the middle of a personal injury claim ive already advised my lawyer of the gp switch and he said its not gonna cause hassle as long as we get all flies over

    Cheers guys and sorry for the long post :o


    "this GP as his more convenint to me (instead of been 40mins drive away)"

    would be a nice reason to mention to your old GP as why you are changing


    vaguely related , i'm sure you've found it already ....

    http://www.dataprotection.ie/docs/Case_Study_4/03_-_Access_To_Medical_Records/103.htm


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