I have had a few GP's through out my life and I was wondering if ALL my information is passed on to the ext?

I want to do a weight loss programme but your GP has to fill out a health questionnaire. If you have or have had epilepsy you cant go on to it.





Is it possible my new GP would not know about my epilepsy as i have not had a fit in 12 years or been on medication.





Or is there a way I can get around this. The programme is called lighter life.

I have had a few GP's through out my life and I was wondering if ALL my information is passed on to the ext?
I was with the same GP for over 30 years and moved recently to the other end of the country. When my new GP received my notes he called me to the surgery to discuss my past and recent medical history.


Afraid they are with you for life.
Reply:Normally a lapse of 12 years would not preclude you from any programme but you MUST check with your GP first.
Reply:Yes your GP will have all of your medical record from birth. They will sent back to main holding when you move doctors then transferred to your new doctors.
Reply:For safety if nothing else ALL information is passed on with your medical records. It would be a potential disaster if this did not happen. Also since records are now pretty much fully computerised and should be fully summarised, significant conditions like epilepsy will be at the top of the summary, so they can't be missed.
Reply:everything medicaly is on your file and is passed on from your last gp to the next ,you can change gp's a hundred times but your medical file follows you everywhere you go ,because they always need to know who your last gp was ,and if you say you dont know ,your name d.o.b. ni number(uk) will tell them .
Reply:OMG! they will know ofcourse! and if you think they dont, you are wrong mrs! there is a benefint in that too! if something happpens, things could go wrong if they dont know u have epilepsy so beware! you've been warned. you could die!