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Professional ●dvice:
2f the informant ie a medical worker (doctor, nwse, midwife, medical social
worker, etc.) and consults a doctor
patients/cherges, delete.
about the health or Welfare of one of their
Appointments to see the GP in hospital:
These should be accepted only if this waa merely a convenience arrangement in
place of going to his surgery. Any other hospital visit must be delete.
Hospital follow-up visits by a hospital doctor to the infomant’s home should be
deleted (eg for TB and VD) .
Convalescent home doctor:
If informants are seen by the convalescent home doctor whilst in a convalescent
home, these are treated aa hospital visits and should bs deleted.
Talks to a doctor for non-medical reasons :
eg if doctor is a friend, or informant merely exchanged greetings.
These should be deleted.
BUT if the informant went to the doctor to get his passmrt photo siqned, or to
register with the doctor, accept.
Medicals:
Accept these, regardless of who they are for
Armed Forces, DHSS) or where they are held.
Forces Medical Services
These should be accepted when used by forces
family seen by ~~lies ‘ doctor at my
Blood donor:
If a note indicates that they only saw
delete.
Making appointments:
(eg insurance ccmpany, anployer,
families (eg the
Medical Centre ).
informant or his
the doctor at a blood donor session,
Visits or phone calls to the doctor to book appointments or arrange hcme visits,
should bs deleted unless the doctor was actually spoken to.
Prescriptions:
Visits to the doctor merely to pick up prescriptions (or phone calls to order
them) should ba deleted unless the doctor was actually seen (or spoken to).
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