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Fighting alone
barry65
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I have been mentally haunted since 2015 when i lost my pip appeal in court , only years later to find my medical records had been mixed up with someone who is alcahol and methadone dependant , when asked the question in court am a i still alcahol and methadone dependant i answered no........in the court report it stated that i had lied answering this question as they had proof of this in a phsycologists report which he had copied from my medical records which were not mine, its taken me years to fight this alone and finally got an apoligy from my gp surgary but no one else , not sure how to fight this injustice as my health has detereated with the help of this cruel system.
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If you are looking for advice it helps if you can be clear what the circumstances are and what you are looking for advice on.
You say you have received an apology from your doctor, is this because the wrong information was sent to the tribunal? If so the tribunal made its decision based on the information supplied to it by your GP. Is this what you are considering as being treated unlawfully?
It is unfortunate if a clerical error by your GP surgery resulted in the wrong information being supplied to the Tribunal, but that is not the Tribunal's fault.
Potentially the surgery was in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 if this is the case. If you wish to take this further then you would need to make a complaint to the Information Commissioners Office. https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/
If the information supplied clearly indicated that the information was for another patient, ie completely different name this should have been reasonably picked up by the tribunal and questioned. As @poppy123456 pointed out the usual recourse has passed its time limit. If you wish to take this further you should be seeking legal advice. If you google legal advice centre and your county you should be able to find someone who can help you.
As an individual I stood alone.
As a member of a group I did things.
As part of a community I helped to create change!
It seems that someone at your GP's surgery has made a mistake, for which they have apologised.
I don't believe that you will get an apology from anyone else - as it wasn't them that made the mistake.
Do you have some idea in your own mind of what redress you are seeking, and from whom?
Also have a word with the surgery as there should be an online service you can use to access your health record, which is free to use. The practice should give you a list of providers and some information you will need to access them. You will probably need to provide photo id before they give you this information. The surgery will be able to confirm what evidence you need.
You can contact The Patients Association to find out how you can take this further if you want to. You can find out more at https://www.patients-association.org.uk/helpline
As an individual I stood alone.
As a member of a group I did things.
As part of a community I helped to create change!