AV MED 1 and F6424 Changes and Procedures

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@MikeJenvey

Heads up - there is v.5 of the RAFAC AV Med Form 1 just issued

I hadn’t spotted the previous change until a certain OC AEF pointed it out to me!

He was one of the ones pushing back on it and personally I agreed with it.

@WhiskeyNovember

example of policy and reality not being aligned. Certainly around here many GPs won’t sign without payment in advance

Of our 3 most recent 6424s, 2 had no issues with the concept and one didn’t even request payment.

@MikeJenvey

10 min appointment / assessment with a GP proves very little in some cases.

We had one liaise with the given internal medical contact for advice. Considering it boils down to “can they drive a car?”, which is a judgement most experienced GPs should be familiar with, I’m not sure how much of an issue this is. Records can be pretty detailed with these conditions and a GP can be regularly involved historically; that makes up for the appointment time. It’s not a completely new and blind assessment of someone.