English? Your doctor wants to know if you're a poof

[scottish-guy]

Hmmmm I hope you never find your private health insurance ruled invalid because you told your GP "everything"

I had a situation a number of years ago where I applied for health insurance and had special terms imposed on me because I had consulted my GP about a (non-sexual) problem which was subsequently ruled out by hospital investigation.

So just to be doubly clear, I was financially penalised for explicitly not having a condition.

The mere fact you consult your GP obliges him/her to note it down and disclose it to anybody with a legitimate interest - and they can act on that information in any way they see fit, so I'd urge caution.

Not that this new policy will ever be implemented in Scotland anyway unless the red or blue Tories get in, which is highly unlikely

[joe552]

I really don't know how I feel about this. I get the point about your doctor needing as complete a picture as possible. Although I like my doctor, I've never felt the need to tell him I'm gay.