deregistered by doctor

[kdmulish]

I made a complaint about a doctor at the practice I attend and as a result received compensation. I have now received a letter from the practice stating that they have deregistered myself and my 3 children from the practice as they feel that there is a breakdown in doctor/ patient relationship. I had been thinking of changing doctors myself but I have a young baby and wanted to wait until all of his health checks/injections were completed. My question is simply can they do this????

[bednobs]

yes, but your local PCT is under obligation to find you another GP> Get in touch with them and they wil "allocate" you to a gp surgery. Alternatively it will be better to find one yourself, because if you go into the allocations process, they dont have to take you on permanently and could deregister you again

[Ethel]

It is proper procedure - you have complained because you were unhappy with an aspect of the service you received, so there is a breakdown in trust.

If I were unhappy enough to make a formal complaint I would want to change GPs.

So yes, they are within their rights.

[Peter Pedant]

yes, find another doctor

Once you had taken money off your doc,
did you really think he would say,
Hi Mrs Kmulish, how are you to day

or did you think he would say:
it is time for us both to have a change.

PP

[kdmulish]

Have found another doctor, still not the point though. They have made a mistake and I had a right to complain. They have not lost out financially their insurers have! I should have had the right to decide in my own time when it was best to change doctors to maintain a quality of care for my new baby son who had never seen the doctor that I complained about as there are over 10 doctors at the practice I attended.