Drivers License and blood tests
Hi Folks,
I am new to this forum as an oldy of 78.
And being 78 I now have to undergo the intrusion of a doctors examination every year.
Since I have been very fortunate, I have never had to go to a GP in all of my life so these visits are anaethema to me and unpleasant.
Up until now I have been only subjected to a pressure test.
which I also find difficult to deal with.
However this year (week ago) I was commanded to have a blood test by the patronising doctor who said that if I did not do it then she would not sign off on my drivers medical form as she was looking after my health.
Having my arm punctured and blood extracted is not my idea of keeping up my health. How many people finish up with infections!!!
Can she demand these blood tests and am I being uneasonable??
Hi Robi,
"Personally I think that if the blood test is not a compulsory aspect of determining one's fitness to drive then your doctor is being unfairly coercive by refusing to sign off on your fitness form without a blood test. I can understand why you feel irked by that demand and suggest you see another doctor. If it is not compulsory you should not be forced by any doctor to have one against your will"
Your observations are in concert with mine,. But as a GP with the power to cancel your drivers licence they have total control over you. This is the aspect of the who process that gets right up my nose.
If the GP thinks you cannot drive (for what ever small reason) then a simple email to the RMS is all it takes to have your licence canceled!!! Think about it..............
GPs should not have this determinative power.