HL Deb 16 June 1982 vol 431 cc698-9WA
Lord Winstanley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will list the medical certificates which a general practitioner is required to provide free of charge to his or her National Health Service patients.

Lord Trefgarne

A doctor shall issue to his patients free of charge the certificates listed below, when reasonably required by them under or for the purposes of the specified enactments:—

Medical Certificate Short Title of enactment under or for the purpose of which Certificate required
Family Allowances Acts 1965 to 1969 Social Security Act 1975 Supplementary Benefits Acts 1966 to 1973
1. To support a claim or obtain payment either personally or by proxy under the enactment specified. Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Acts 1967 to 1973 Pensions (Navy, Army, Air Force and Mercantile Marine) Act 1939 (2 & 3 Geo. 6 c. 83)
2. To prove inability to work or incapacity for self-support for the purposes of an award by the Secretary of State for Social Services Pensions (Mercantile Marine) Act 1942 (5 & 6 Geo. 6 c. 26) Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act 1865 (28 & 29 Vict. c. 73) Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917 (7 & 8 Geo. 5 c. 51)
3. To enable proxy to draw pensions, etc. Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act 1939 (2 & 3 Geo. 6 c. 82) Polish Resettlement Act 1947 (10 & 11 Geo. 6 c. 19) Home Guard Act 1951 (15 & 16 Geo. 6 and 1 Eliz. 2 c. 8)
4. To establish pregnancy for the purpose of obtaining welfare foods Emergency Laws (Re-enactments and Repeals) Act 1964 (1964 c. 60)
5. To enable patient to have his sight tested under the General Opthalmic Services National Health Service Acts 1946 to 1973
6. To establish fitness inhalational analgesia in childbirth Midwives Act 1951 (14 & 15 Geo. 6 c. 53)
7. To secure registration of still birth Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (1 & 2 Eliz. 2 c. 20)
8. To enable payment to be made to an institution or other person in case of mental disorder of persons entitled to payment from public funds. Section 138 of the Mental Health Act 1959 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2 c. 72)
Medical Certificate Short Title of enactment under or for the purpose of which Certificate required
9. To establish unfitness for jury service Criminal Justice Act (1972 c. 71)
10. To establish unfitness to attend for medical examination National Service Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6 c. 64)
11. To support late application for reinstatement in civil employment or notification of non-availability to take up employment, owing to sickness Reinstatement in Civil Employment Act 1944 (7 & Geo. 6 c. 15) Reinstatement in Civil Employment Act 1950 (14 & 15 Geo. 6 c. 10) Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Training) Act 1951 (14 & 15 Geo. 6 c. 23) Army Reserve Act 1962 (10 & 11 Eliz. 2 c. 10) Ulster Defence Regiment Act 1969 (1969 c. 65)
To enable a person to be registered as an absent vote on grounds of physical incapacity Representation of the People Act 1949 (12, 13 & Geo. 6 c. 68