What do you need to show GP (in terms of POA) for them to talk to you about parent?

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My mum is losing her memory and we think she has dementia, she also has poor eyesight and is really struggling to read letters etc. Does anyone know which document I'd need to show to her GP or the memory clinic/hospital so that they'd be happy to discuss test results etc with me? My dad registered for Power of Attorney before he died a few years ago and I have a 'Notice to an attorney of receipt of an application to register a Lasting Power of Attorney'. I called the Alzheimer's Society and they said that IS the document I need to send but the GP switchboard person said she thought we needed the actual document (which no-one has!) Just wondered if anyone had experience of this.

I took the whole POA document to my Nanna's GP and they scanned it into their system.

But, you say your dad 'registered for' POA - do you mean for your mum? Do you have secondary POA?

Also, if you go with your mum to the doctors when she is being seen (presumably she is t able to go alone anyway) then you will know what's going on - I did this with my Nanna when we initially suspected dementia, it was months down the line when I gave them the POA because she is no longer able to cope with her medication etc and I needed to be able to discuss it with the doctors on the phone.

You should have a certificate of Lasting Power of Attorney for health and welfare registered with the office of the public guardian. This is separate to a LPoA for property and financial affairs.

www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/money-legal/legal-issues/power-of-attorney/