Med 3 certificates guidelines

Alison Perry made this Freedom of Information request to General Medical Council

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From: Alison Perry

16 July 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Could you please clarify the use of Med 3 certificates:

In the case of a patient with 2 jobs requiring medical absence from
only 1 of the jobs, is the Med 3 certificate the appropriate form?

In the case of a patient with 2 jobs requiring medical absence from
both jobs, do two Med 3 certificates get issued?

Yours faithfully,

Alison Perry

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From: Jennifer Caunce
General Medical Council

17 July 2009

Our ref: F09/2390/NA

16 July 2009

Dear Alison Perry

Information Request

Thank you for your e-mail of 17 July 2009 in which you request
information in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

We will consider your request and you will normally receive the
information you seek within the 20 working day limit set by the FOIA.

The FOIA lists a number of exemptions that may prevent the release of
part, or all, of the information that you have requested. We will make
an assessment of the requested information and if it is subject to an
exemption you will be informed of this, together with details of your
right of appeal.

Your request has been allocated to Ms Noela Almeida. If you have any
queries concerning your request you can contact Ms Almeida on 0161 923
6305 or e-mail: [email address] .

Yours sincerely

Jenny Caunce
Temporary Information Access Team Administrator
0161 923 6365
[General Medical Council request email]

General Medical Council
5th Floor
St. James' Buildings
79 Oxford Street
Manchester
M1 6FQ

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From: Noela Almeida (0161 923 6305)
General Medical Council

23 July 2009

Dear Ms Perry

Thank you for your email dated 17 July 2009 in which you asked for
information about Med 3 certificate guidelines. Your request has now been
considered under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Section 1(1)(a) of the FOIA states that any person making a request for
information to a public authority is entitled to be informed whether
information of the description specified in the request is held. I must
confirm that we do not hold the information requested.

You may want to resend your request to the Department of Work and Pensions
as they issue advice on the use of Medical Certificates (including the Med
3 certificate). Their guidance is available at
[1]http://www.dwp.gov.uk/healthcare-profess....

I hope this information is useful to you. If you have any concerns
regarding the handling of this request please address these to Julian
Graves, Information Access Manager, at [2][email address].

Yours sincerely

Noela Almeida

Information Policy Advisor

0161 9236305

[3][email address].

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