bigfuntime
28-10-2014, 03:42 PM
I'm trying to get all my paperwork done for a child who has peanut allergy and an epi-pen.
My insurer stipulates a letter from the GP and tells me what specific info I need the GP to give me. This may be a silly question but does the letter come from me or does the parent have to act as middle man? It suddenly occurred to me about the whole patient confidentiality thing, will the Dr give me the information I need?
Also, I'm slightly confused as my insurer (MM) has told me they do not need me to get epi-pen training, it is down to the individual GP to decide if I should have it or not. I have read many times people saying 'you MUST have training before you can use it', but if the GP says I don't need it then who says this is the case? What I'm saying is, if the GP says the training I already have from First Aid course and a quick refresher from the parent is enough, is there some other 'rule' from somewhere else that still says I need special training?
Thanks
My insurer stipulates a letter from the GP and tells me what specific info I need the GP to give me. This may be a silly question but does the letter come from me or does the parent have to act as middle man? It suddenly occurred to me about the whole patient confidentiality thing, will the Dr give me the information I need?
Also, I'm slightly confused as my insurer (MM) has told me they do not need me to get epi-pen training, it is down to the individual GP to decide if I should have it or not. I have read many times people saying 'you MUST have training before you can use it', but if the GP says I don't need it then who says this is the case? What I'm saying is, if the GP says the training I already have from First Aid course and a quick refresher from the parent is enough, is there some other 'rule' from somewhere else that still says I need special training?
Thanks