Latest form BASC re medical fees here: https://basc.org.uk/blog/press-releases/latest-news/basc-says-dont-pay-medical-fee/
David
David
It says,if there us no reply within 21 days it will be assumed there sre no problems,win win for doctor and patientI have never had to do this but surely if your GP demands a fee and you refuse and they in turn refuse to respond to the FLD without payment it will not be possible to process your application further?
It remains to be seen what Hampshire Police make of that one!It says,if there us no reply within 21 days it will be assumed there sre no problems,win win for doctor and patient
It's already happening within HampshireIt remains to be seen what Hampshire Police make of that one!
For some GP's to charge their patient for what is basically 2 minutes work, work that they themselves felt necessary for public safety, seems to me wrong. Particularly as it will cost more to raise the invoice than the cost in time of the work involved.
In my view BASC have got it right.
In all fairness the BMA should have refused to take part in this initiative until their members had agreed an acceptable way forward.
However, from the little I know' the discussions between the BMA and HO have been going on some years and more to the point, the BMA themselves from the outset are on record stating their perceived concerns that medical conditions may affect public safety and their wish to be involved in the licensing process. The outcome of all these years of discussion has resulted in GP's having to tick 3 boxes on a form and return it to the police and place a marker on their patients record.
For some GP's to charge their patient for what is basically 2 minutes work, work that they themselves felt necessary for public safety, seems to me wrong. Particularly as it will cost more to raise the invoice than the cost in time of the work involved.
In my view BASC have got it right.
What do those 3 boxes say?
Rather strident reply from an org in some disarray.If GP has concerns because there is significant history on record they simply tick the box that clearly suggests that there is significant medical evidence that there could be an issue, the police may then ask the applicant to obtain a full report
Unbelievable that BASC stand up for shooters rights and a member says they are not going to renew because of it! Perhaps you will now join a shooting association that says all medical reports, even a simple tick in the box, should be paid for...cant see that organisations keeping its members for very long...
As stated in our press release all this has agreed in meetings, shame that the interpretation by some is not as clear as was agreed...
I stand to be corrected, but the time to tick the boxes costs less than the price of the stamp to post it back I suggest