Medical/records question

[nghsbf 22]

Hi all,

 

Brief question before I take my medical next week. I took a few weeks off because of stress early last year during a particularly tough time with work (education sector and the pandemic hasn't been much fun, even for a non-teacher...), but it's not on my patient care summary as I was able to just take the time off as sick leave from work without bothering with a doctors note. I've not had any treatment, therapy etc for it and haven't felt the need for any more time off since, so there's nothing else to go off and it's not an ongoing thing for me. Since it wasn't treated by a doctor/isn't on patient care summary I got printed, am I better off not mentioning it at the medical? I don't know if they would class it as a mental health issue, but i'm presuming that given all they have is the patient care summary printout then mentioning it without further info to provide them anyway might cause me more of an issue because of the lack of any records? If all they have to go off is my patient care summary from my GP (since they're not NHS and presumably can't access any further medical records, even if I did have more to give them?) I don't want to inadvertently put myself in a position where they then want more detailed info from my GP that doesn't exist and I end up stuck trying to prove something I can't.

 

Not trying to deceive anyone, just trying to navigate the process!

 

 

Edited September 4, 2022 by nghsbf
Grammar

[JeanneAdil 6,609]

Stress is not normally considered a mental health problem. But it is connected to our mental health in several ways: Stress can cause mental health problems. And it can make existing problems worse.

 

 

Stress is (to me) something we all experience at one time or another

 

Stress is a feeling of emotional or physical tension. It can come from any event or thought that makes you feel frustrated, angry, or nervous. Stress is your body's reaction to a challenge or demand.Oct 5, 2020

[Wuozopo 4,293]

2 hours ago, nghsbf said:

but it's not on my patient care summary as I was able to just take the time off as sick

My thought alway is, if it’s not recorded then it didn’t happen 😉

It’s pretty much up to you whether you want to discuss it and possibly defend it, isn’t it?

( @Laud )

[nghsbf 22]

29 minutes ago, Wuozopo said:

My thought alway is, if it’s not recorded then it didn’t happen 😉

It’s pretty much up to you whether you want to discuss it and possibly defend it, isn’t it?

( @Laud )

That's pretty much how I feel about it too, if it was an ongoing issue that simply wasn't on the summary I might have mentioned it but as it isn't I think it likely makes sense to not. Particularly if mentioning it meant that they then needed more info beyond my patient care summary which could cause me issues with lack of anything recorded, but if all have access to to begin with is the patient summary and it's not on there it doesn't make sense for me to mention it and risk other problems.

Edited September 4, 2022 by nghsbf
Spelling mistake

[allllllsksm 2]

you dont need to mention it.