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					Originally Posted by  nomadking
					 
				 
				GPs do not know everything about a patient. GPs ARE asked about the claimant. There will be tests that provide proof of a particular condition, but the rest is merely what the patient/claimant says. The emphasis for the GPs is to believe the patient simply because there is no apparent reason for them to lie. 
 
 
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 Which, unfortunately, is naive.
I didn't say that GPs should be asked about the claimant, I said they should assess the patient, with guidance from a consultant where necessary.