Any GP’s in Scotland can answer this?

[candle18]

Hi, I’m wondering if any GP’s have been advised how their patients might be exempt for medical reasons. The govt app keeps changing, last week it said people can apply on the NHS Inform website, today is says people will be identified and sent a certificate. For those people who have valid reasons for requesting exemption there is no route for them it seems and I’m sure not everyone will be identified. Are GP’s making this decision?

I'm not a GP but this will bump for you.
My understanding is there will be list of medical conditions, probably agreed centrally by CMO that they know the risk of vaccine is very high.
If you have one of those conditions you will be identified and you'll be sent the letter.
All medical conditions have a code attached to them.
I think only way GP will be involved is if you have one of the conditions and have been missed out then they can update the records bit like the shielding people.
However Scot Gov have not released the list of conditions!

Thanks Sartorius, I think you’re probably right although I can’t see how this will cover everyone. My son has allergies and carries an epipen but that probably wouldn’t make him exempt but he has developed tinnitus over the past few months and there are lots of reports on the yellow card scheme of this happening after the vaccine so he is worried it will get worse and is very anxious about it as he’s struggling to cope with it as it is. I feel it’s a shame he’ll either have to be forced to take the vaccine and add to his anxiety or be socially isolated from peers when he’s just started uni. I also work with people with cognitive impairment, some will happily get the vaccine, others will point blank refuse but again would not necessarily be picked up by a list of conditions. I can’t believe this is still not clarified when the scheme is in place, even though it’s delayed slightly.