Hi,
I lied to my GP about family history to get referred for tests/investigations for a health condition that I had previously been fobbed off about on three separate occasions - I lied because I didn't want to be fobbed off again and I was very worried and anxious about the symptoms. I had the test. The results were very luckily negative but it did lead to another (far less serious) condition being diagnosed which I was subsequently treated for.
This is now presumably recorded in my medical records and I have a job interview, where if successful, I am required to disclose medical history. Job also includes possible private health cover and again, my NHS records will then presumeably form part of the underwriting.
How can I resolve this mess?! I feel guilty having lied, but equally, I am glad it convinced my GP to allow me to have the test. I accept responsibility for having lied but I would like to avoid, if possible, influencing any private health insurance cover/job offers negatively. How can I best manage this - should I approach my GP/practice manager and admit what I did and request that my medical records are amended to reflect that? Is that possible?! Oh god, I've really messed this up but at the time, i was almost beside myself with worry that I had a serious illness and the GP just wouldn't bloody listen to my concerns at all! Appreciate this is all rather unbecoming of sympathy and is a mess of my own making, but any advice would be really really appreciated.
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Lied to GP to get referral - implications for health cover etc.
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ipsofatto234 · 16/02/2016 19:45
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