Sundry Payments to General Practitioners by DVLA

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Robert LLwellyn

Dear General Medical Council,

When a doctor works as an independent contractor to the NHS in general practice medicine they are paid by the NHS to look after NHS patients. When the DVLA request medical information and pay the doctor for this service creating a potential legal conflict of interests, what is the GMC guidance on doctors taking sundry payments from the DVLA?

Yours faithfully,

Robert LLwellyn

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FOI, General Medical Council

Dear Mr LLwellyn,

 

Your information request - F19/10225/SW

Thank you for your email dated 14 June, in which you ask for the GMC
guidance on doctors taking sundry payments from the DVLA.

 

How we will consider your request

You’ve asked that we consider your request under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (FOIA). The FOIA gives us 20 working days to respond,
but we’ll come back to you as soon as we can.

 

Who to contact

Simon Willis will be handling your request. If you have any questions you
can call him on 0161 923 6310 or email him at [1][email address].

 

Yours sincerely

 

Lauren Barrowcliffe

Information Access Team Assistant

 

[email address]

0161 240 8356

General Medical Council

3 Hardman Street

Manchester

M3 3AW

 

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Simon Willis (0161 923 6310), General Medical Council

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Dear Mr LLwellyn

 

Thank you for your request of 14 June 2019. Please find attached our
response for your kind attention.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

General Medical Council

 

From: FOI
Sent: 17 June 2019 10:51
To: 'Robert LLwellyn' <[FOI #583173 email]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Sundry Payments to General
Practitioners by DVLA

 

Dear Mr LLwellyn,

 

Your information request - F19/10225/SW

Thank you for your email dated 14 June, in which you ask for the GMC
guidance on doctors taking sundry payments from the DVLA.

 

How we will consider your request

You’ve asked that we consider your request under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (FOIA). The FOIA gives us 20 working days to respond,
but we’ll come back to you as soon as we can.

 

Who to contact

Simon Willis will be handling your request. If you have any questions you
can call him on 0161 923 6310 or email him at [1][email address].

 

Yours sincerely

 

Lauren Barrowcliffe

Information Access Team Assistant

 

[2][email address]

0161 240 8356

General Medical Council

3 Hardman Street

Manchester

M3 3AW

 

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