What medical info needs to be disclosed?

[elly]

Hi Guys,

My dh and i are thinking of being permanent carers and we are just researching at the moment.

When it comes time to do the medical i was wondering how much information needs to be disclosed?
We have a couple of gp's that we see.
My dh also asked this question " because we all have a medicare number does everything appear on a search somehow?"

We don't have any health problems (fingers crossed) but i am being tested for possible ms. I am totally healthy and no-one would ever know. I haven't actually been diagnosed yet though.

If we did decide to go ahead with an application i really don't think that this is something that i want to inform them of.

What do you think?

Elly

[flossyinoz]

Elly,
You will have to name your GP and you will get a health questionnaire which you and the doctor will have to fill in about all your past and present health problems.

If you are diagnosed with ms, that will definitely be documented and I am afraid to say that would probably lead to you not being accepted as applicant. If you are diagnosed and do not tell social services and it comes out later that would be a breach of your duty of information. So let us hope you will be cleared in the tests and this will not be an issue.

Good luck.

Flossyinoz

[elly]

Thanks Flossyinoz for your reply.

I'm just wondering if i was going to be diagnosed with ms (of course i'm hoping that i'm not) where will that be documented if i use the gp that we see who doesn't know about my current tests?

I would rather not have to reveal this as i am very healthy and even a healthy person doesn't know what health problems they may have brewing.

Elly

[sallyg]

Elly, they can only contact the people you give them permission to contact, so no, they wouldn't find out, but as Flossy said it would be your duty of care to do so, and there could be ramifications if you signed a form stating 'no' when you knew the answer was 'yes'.

Can you get your forms in before your results are back? That way there is no non-truths (for now).

I too would be fearful to expose anything such as MS to the SWs, however, a PC couple who have a daughter came in to speak to our edu group and the father was in a wheelchair. I'm not sure what his condition was (perhaps muscular as he was hunched over and small) - sorry if that sounds bad - but it did look like he may have been that way for a long time. And they did talk about him playing with the child when she first arrived and he was in the chair. For memory I think he had limited use of his hands too - but I'm not that clear on that.

So basically I'm saying I don't know what they will and won't accept - especially if one parent is completely fit and healthy such as with this couple.

I really hope your tests come back totally clear and it's not something you need to worry about - for any reason.

Sal
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[flossyinoz]

Yes I agree deferring the tests until after your application is in and be assessed by a different doctor than the one who is suspecting ms would be your best bet.

Good luck!

Flossyinoz