doctors letter of permission to treat
Hiya, well I cant find the post but I know I saw it somewhere!!!![:@]
Does anyone have a template of a dr's letter that sounds efficient and uses big words!!!!!!!
Thanks
Tx
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Hi
This is a sample of the one i have used:
YOUR NAME
YOUR ADDRESS
YOUR ADDRESS
YOUR ADDRESS
YOUR ADDRESS
DATE
DR NAME
DR ADDRESS
Dear Dr …………….
RE your patient: patient name
Patient d. o. b
Patient address
Your patient has come to me in my capacity as a massage therapist, requesting treatment.
In view of the fact that you are treating him/her, for a medical condition, I would appreciate your conformation that you have no objections to me treating him/ her, and that there is no medical reason for me to refuse treatment.
If you have no objections could you please sign the conformation slip enclosed.
Thank you
Yours sincerely
YOUR NAME
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Sorry that was laid out properly when i pasted it on. LOL
Not sure what happened:D but at least you can get the gist of what is needed.
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Hiya, I think I posted the links to Trinityx so hopefully she is ok.......
hugs to you both
T
x
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Sorry I haven't posted yet. I use this if the client has gained verbal consent, which was originally written by a doctor who also did the ITEC courses.
Name address etc...
Re: <Insert Patient Name, Address>
Your patient <Insert Name>, consulted me in my capacity as a <insert therapy> on <date> and has advised me that you have given verbal permission for massage treatment, I enclose a copy of their consent.
A case history identified the following particular points:
Current Concerns: <details ie. Menopause, Insomnia>
Current Medication: <details>
Medical History: <Diagnosed conditions>
Known Allergies: <details>
In treating your patient the following precautions will be necessary:
<insert details>
I have commenced the patient's treatment and will keep you informed accordingly. The patient has an after treatment advice sheet and I maintain a log of specific treatment and oils used.
OR
I shall not proceed with treatment until I have received your permission.
In either case I would appreciate your comments particularly on any amendments or addtions to the case history.
Yours S.
Hope this is of some help
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Hiya MagicMum And Angelfish!!
Thank you both for your replies!
Im sorry I havent opened this thread for a while and was suprised to see your posts!!!
Your help was much appreciated, thanks!
Tx
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Wasn't there a post once about the fact that doctors rarely respond to these letters? if you are using it for college work thats great but if you are using it for real don't be disppointed if you don't get a reply.
I also think FHT gave some guidance about not having to write to doctors as long as you have the client's written consent but i might have got that wrong
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FHT recommend that the client asks their doctor verbally if it's OK to have treatments. The therapist then gets the client to sign to say that they have GP approval.
Lesley
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Lesley, I like this aproach: simple and uncomplicated! And it is based on trust.
AngelFish, I would make sure that you have your client's concent to contact their GP and dislcoses information to them. I would not be happy that a therapist I am seeing goes and tells my GP things about me. Confidentiality means that what I say during the session stays between me and the therapist, unless I (not the therapist) choose otherwise...
Artemis
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MagicMum,
do you really mean "conformation" or is it "comfIrmation"? :)
Artemis
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Hi Artemis
Obviously I would never disclose any client information without their permission and they were fully aware of my intentions: goes without saying!
As mentioned this was written by a GP not myself, personally I think it is a bit OTT and we have to take much more responsibility for treating clients. In certain circumstances when clients have more complicated medical conditions, it is at the very least a professional courtesy.
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I was under the impression that it was not only professional ethics to contact any other health care professional who was treating a client but also a condition of my insurance. I would however not disclose information about treatment given unless specifically asked and I had permission from my client to do so. All I ask is for their consent for me to treat their patient.
I have always had a reply from the GPs I have contacted, all I do is ask them to sign and stamp the letter I send and return it to me in the enclosed SAE. Nice and simple for them.
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Sorry but I think it gives far too much information. The only relevance is if there is a contraindication and the doctor should be aware of that already, they aren't interested in things like menopausal symptoms or insomnia.
They know nothing about essential oils and probably don't want to and they also wouldn't want to be kept up to date of treatments that you give.
The only thing you would need to refer to would be the contraindication, ie you would say something like 'I am aware that the patient has recently suffered a stroke/heart attack' etc.
Keep it simple.:D If you need to do it at all. Personally think the client needs to take responsibility for their own health and speaking to their GP about other treatments is a good place to start.
Does anyone have a template of a dr's letter that sounds efficient and uses big words!!!!!!!
Thanks
Tx
Answers:
Hi
This is a sample of the one i have used:
YOUR NAME
YOUR ADDRESS
YOUR ADDRESS
YOUR ADDRESS
YOUR ADDRESS
DATE
DR NAME
DR ADDRESS
Dear Dr …………….
RE your patient: patient name
Patient d. o. b
Patient address
Your patient has come to me in my capacity as a massage therapist, requesting treatment.
In view of the fact that you are treating him/her, for a medical condition, I would appreciate your conformation that you have no objections to me treating him/ her, and that there is no medical reason for me to refuse treatment.
If you have no objections could you please sign the conformation slip enclosed.
Thank you
Yours sincerely
YOUR NAME
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Sorry that was laid out properly when i pasted it on. LOL
Not sure what happened:D but at least you can get the gist of what is needed.
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Hiya, I think I posted the links to Trinityx so hopefully she is ok.......
hugs to you both
T
x
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Sorry I haven't posted yet. I use this if the client has gained verbal consent, which was originally written by a doctor who also did the ITEC courses.
Name address etc...
Re: <Insert Patient Name, Address>
Your patient <Insert Name>, consulted me in my capacity as a <insert therapy> on <date> and has advised me that you have given verbal permission for massage treatment, I enclose a copy of their consent.
A case history identified the following particular points:
Current Concerns: <details ie. Menopause, Insomnia>
Current Medication: <details>
Medical History: <Diagnosed conditions>
Known Allergies: <details>
In treating your patient the following precautions will be necessary:
<insert details>
I have commenced the patient's treatment and will keep you informed accordingly. The patient has an after treatment advice sheet and I maintain a log of specific treatment and oils used.
OR
I shall not proceed with treatment until I have received your permission.
In either case I would appreciate your comments particularly on any amendments or addtions to the case history.
Yours S.
Hope this is of some help
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Hiya MagicMum And Angelfish!!
Thank you both for your replies!
Im sorry I havent opened this thread for a while and was suprised to see your posts!!!
Your help was much appreciated, thanks!
Tx
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Wasn't there a post once about the fact that doctors rarely respond to these letters? if you are using it for college work thats great but if you are using it for real don't be disppointed if you don't get a reply.
I also think FHT gave some guidance about not having to write to doctors as long as you have the client's written consent but i might have got that wrong
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FHT recommend that the client asks their doctor verbally if it's OK to have treatments. The therapist then gets the client to sign to say that they have GP approval.
Lesley
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Lesley, I like this aproach: simple and uncomplicated! And it is based on trust.
AngelFish, I would make sure that you have your client's concent to contact their GP and dislcoses information to them. I would not be happy that a therapist I am seeing goes and tells my GP things about me. Confidentiality means that what I say during the session stays between me and the therapist, unless I (not the therapist) choose otherwise...
Artemis
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MagicMum,
do you really mean "conformation" or is it "comfIrmation"? :)
Artemis
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Hi Artemis
Obviously I would never disclose any client information without their permission and they were fully aware of my intentions: goes without saying!
As mentioned this was written by a GP not myself, personally I think it is a bit OTT and we have to take much more responsibility for treating clients. In certain circumstances when clients have more complicated medical conditions, it is at the very least a professional courtesy.
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I was under the impression that it was not only professional ethics to contact any other health care professional who was treating a client but also a condition of my insurance. I would however not disclose information about treatment given unless specifically asked and I had permission from my client to do so. All I ask is for their consent for me to treat their patient.
I have always had a reply from the GPs I have contacted, all I do is ask them to sign and stamp the letter I send and return it to me in the enclosed SAE. Nice and simple for them.
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Sorry but I think it gives far too much information. The only relevance is if there is a contraindication and the doctor should be aware of that already, they aren't interested in things like menopausal symptoms or insomnia.
They know nothing about essential oils and probably don't want to and they also wouldn't want to be kept up to date of treatments that you give.
The only thing you would need to refer to would be the contraindication, ie you would say something like 'I am aware that the patient has recently suffered a stroke/heart attack' etc.
Keep it simple.:D If you need to do it at all. Personally think the client needs to take responsibility for their own health and speaking to their GP about other treatments is a good place to start.