AIBU GP made up observations in my notes

You're not a healthcare professional then 😂

So do I (retired nurse). They're too.......textbook normal.

It says it is different from her normal BP

You see I wouldn’t presume deliberate in the first instance 🤷‍♀️

Not at all

but I guess you and I just go about life in very different ways
I simply wouldn’t think this was shady
id think… oh I’ll give reception a buzz on Monday so my record in updated
the end

Observations are extremely important and can identify things like indications of serious infection, sepsis, cardiac problems etc. Deliberately writing made up obs is malpractice and taken seriously. Falsifying records is malpractice and taken seriously. There simply is no excuse.

It was an error
the doctor was advised as such
the doctor removed the error

But why even “throw shade” on this one GP when surely the most reasonable explanation is that either it’s an error or she just automatically populated with last figures because she forgot. Not great… but to complain? Nah. Just pick it up with reception on Monday that it wasn’t taken. The end

I was offered a flu vaccine at the pharmacy - turns out I actually didn't qualify by age that year - checked my notes last Autumn, just inquisitive - the (visiting) pharmacist had entered a serious heart condition on my notes. I have never 🤞 had any heart problems.
Both pharmacy and GP said only the person who entered it could amend it! I was a bit pissed off (thinking of holiday/life insurance, other meds etc).
Checked again a while back, and it's gone.

I’ve been shocked recently by my gp notes, so many inaccuracies. I had a MH referral that was full of totally wrong info stating I was receiving therapy (I was rejected) and that I’d requested meds privately and been rejected. I hadn’t.
Today I had a private psych appointment and she asked me about my WLI as the GP had told her I was receiving them privately - I’m not and never have! Totally bizarre.

I would email so it is in writing that you dispute the documentation.

To quote… you

AIBU to think this is quite shady?

Well I wouldn’t say it’s “nothing to do with throwing shade…”

read your own op

Exactly!

I suspect she made those observations up.
Practice nurse.

Why did you automatically assume it was ‘shady’? Stop being dramatic. The notes are for health professionals and not you - maybe she added previous stats?
Maybe she made a mistake. Just contact the practice rather than stirring up a negative discourse about GP’s and the NHS.

I had this experience, I haven’t drank alcohol for 10 plus years just don’t like it. A few times on my record they have put occasional alcohol drink x units per week, they never asked me at all. My questionnaire when i joined the practice said 0 units a week.

I emailed and asked them to correct my medical notes

It's surprisingly common sadly. At my last annual diabetic check, the "nurse" just took my blood pressure and took a blood sample. Usually, they check my feet, take my weight, ask questionnaires etc. I looked on my record and they'd "made up" my weight and noted that they'd checked my feet, and had "copied and pasted" the questionnaire answers from the previous year. It had been a 20 minute "consultation" and I was in for less than 5 minutes. Not as if she'd been running late either as I went in bang on time and when I came out, no one else was in the waiting room so she wasn't rushed off her feet. I let it go that time, but if it happens next time, I'll be writing to the practice manager!

We've got similar with DH who reported pain in his right thigh to his oncologist and when we saw the letter she'd sent to the GP, she'd noted it down as the left shin!

There's no attention to detail and often it really matters!

I think that is harsh to say ‘a lot of GPs lack a lot of knowledge’. They are generalists so I expect them to know common illnesses, like chest infections, in depth, and know enough about everything else to understand when to refer or seek specialist advice.

I have ME/CFS and my GP knows next to nothing about it - but I think that is understandable because she has me and one other patient with it and there is no treatment for it anyway. However, I still find her very kind, empathetic and helpful.

My mum had something very similar happen to her, for a very similar issue!! She had details of heart rate, blood pressure and temperature in the notes following a visit and none were taken. She called the practice and they said my mum must have got it wrong and she had forgotten the gp doing the tests. When mum protested they suggested her age was a factor - she is 73!! She has subsequently changed practices. A different surgery did the exact same thing to my grandma - they blamed her dementia when I called to ask them to correct something, but because of her dementia I went to the appointment with her….

I’m a GP and we would definitely want to hear about this as it could be a probity (honesty/ integrity) issue, or it could be a mistake. Either way it needs to be addressed with the trainee by their trainer to avoid it happening in future. Please do feedback to the practice about this. An email would be fine.