{"id":2811,"date":"2010-08-27T16:31:26","date_gmt":"2010-08-27T16:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/?p=2811"},"modified":"2010-08-27T16:31:26","modified_gmt":"2010-08-27T16:31:26","slug":"how-can-i-make-a-complaint-about-my-gp-disclosing-my-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/2811","title":{"rendered":"How can I make a complaint about my GP disclosing my status?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you for your question.<\/p>\n<p>I am really sorry to hear that your GP has disclosed your status to so many people. It really is unacceptable and he\/she should have put your rights to confidentiality first.<\/p>\n<p>If you do wish to make an official complaint then you can find out how to do it by following this link to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/choiceintheNHS\/Rightsandpledges\/complaints\/Pages\/NHScomplaints.aspx\">NHS complaints page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I am also sorry that you are not feeling well. You mentioned a low CD4 count and high viral load, have you started taking HIV treatment yet? Would you like any information on treatments etc. to help you when feel more informed when you are discussing your treatment with your doctor.<\/p>\n<p>You may find it useful to read the i-Base &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/i-base.info\/home\/combination-therapy-guide\/\">Introduction to Combination Therapy<\/a>&#8216; guidebook to start off with.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi,<\/p>\n<p>I have a question with regards to a stand-in at my GP surgery.  I am currently on sick leave for depression and of course my status due to low CD4 count and high viral load.<\/p>\n<p>I have to supply to the DWP sicknotes every few weeks. My normal GP normally puts on &#8216;infection and depression&#8217;, however I got another sick note and this was done by the stand in doctor on my sicknote he put down my status!! In large writing &#8216;HIV Diagnosis&#8217;. I would like to know if he had the right to put that on my sick note?  The sick note is put with every other sick-note that has been issued to other patitents so each member of staff that works on reception, all 6 off them, may have seen this and the reception lady that gave it me could clearly see it.<\/p>\n<p>If any other patitent was stood behind me they would have easily seen this. I have submitted a complaint to the surgery but am wondering if there is anything else I can do as this has really upset me? I have informed my HIV clinic not to send any further information to my GP.<\/p>\n<p>I could not get the sick note redone as it needed to be handed in so I would be paid so now when the sick note has been passed from pillar to post at the DWP even more people will know. I had to take a photocopy of the sick note and this had to be done at a shop where the owner does it so I had to face that embrassment as well.<\/p>\n<p>This really has upset me and me very angry, I would be greatful if you could offer some advice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,9,39,41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-topics","category-cd4-and-viral-load","category-starting-treatment","category-support"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2811\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}