GP letter for appeal full of mistakes

[Zingy123]

My GP has done us a letter for our appeal. I picked it up today and it's full of spelling mistakes, incorrect words and words missed out. The GP is now on holiday so to get it redone I would miss the deadline. They charged me £30 for the privilege.

Wll it be ok including the mistakes?

Not that I know what difference this will make to the answer, but it seems an important question...

Are there any factual inaccuracies? Or is it just badly typed?

You can get the gist of what it is saying. I just think it looks really unprofessional. The GP dictated it and the secretary typed it up.

Not an expert, but if it were me I would include it. If it looks unprofessional, that reflects badly on the GP and their secretary, not on you.

Maybe you could ask for it to be redone (pointing out the poor quality of the spelling etc), and take a new and improved version (with no change in content, just in correctness of presentation) to the appeal hearing itself? That way you know the panel know that you know that the letter is dreadful.

Thanks. I will check with the clerk what to do. It's not even on proper headed paper just typed. It looks like I have got my child to do it but she has better spelling.

Crossed posts with you tiggytape. It has the practice details and registered GP's at the top but is just typed not on proper pre-printed headed paper.

I think I would take it back and ask for one without typos. I guess it depends on how urgently you need to submit it.

If it's not on headed paper I would get it re-done, just to make sure it looks genuine.
Why on earth would the secretary make so many mistakes and not type on headed paper?

I have been in touch with them. They are going to redo it and the lead GP will sign it.

As an appeal panellist I would only be interested in whether the medical evidence was clear. I would be dubious about a letter not on headed paper though.

Thanks. I haven't done the letter myself but what if I did would you check if it was genuine? Could people just make up evidence?

Thanks

I had to take one of 2 letters back I had our GP for - my own one had my diagnosis all wrong - GP had also gone off on holiday too

It's the secretary who types them up, so in your case it's an easy fix - ask the secretary if it can be sorted out urgently - in my case it was the secretary under the guidance of another GP - got it back all correct in 2 days as it was there error

Good luck

Their [ blush] tired