MEDICAL OPINION COMPLIMENT SLIP

 LETTER FROM HEATH HOUSE HOSPITAL dated June 1999

I lost payment for any outstanding work as I did not send the forms for payment.

           The NHS FP17 forms require details of the work I had done on patients and had not been filled in by myself

ALL NHS FP17 forms require the signature of the "treating" dentist or an authority, signed by the dentist, concerned, to legally allow another signature. Something I never did.

So I had done work on patients, incurred laboratory debts or used materials, and yet never got paid for the incomplete or recently completed treatments. I still had to pay the Laboratory charges incurred.

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My equipment was "repossessed":  I had had to borrow money from the bank to purchase 2 Dental chairs, 2 Radiographic machines and the materials necessary for work JUST to allow me to open and therefore were now NOT PART OF THE SALE as I had defaulted with the payments whilst in hospital because my practice account was closed. My debt with the bank WAS NOT REDUCED accordingly. I believe that the bank reached an agreement with the new owners for a reduced sum for the materials.

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ALL my personal possessions were thrown away:

              The Practice: 2 computers and one printer, A photo collage of my Dad, me and my son all at the age of 6 years old, all looking identical, 3 radios, a 4' by 3' painting of a toothbrush painted by a talented patient at my request, the painting was superb. The original drawing of the logo for the practice, a tooth with a bow tie, now all over the internet in various disguises. Kettle, microwave, toaster and my "favourite" coffee cup. A large percentage of my divorce correspondence apart from a small selection rediscovered October/November 2007. A collection of old books, one, on the history of World War 1 tanks that was signed by the author, that I had brought in that week to show a patient.

              IN the practice garage I had a 12 foot by 4 foot piece of marble, an 8 place dish-washer that were to be used in my kitchen in my house, an old, but in perfect working order, 1950's dental chair that was destined for my lounge.

I have NEVER been suicidal BUT I certainly did not want to be in this situation and I know I said many times, pre 1998 that I wished I was not here and could turn right from the practice and go somewhere. I parked in the same position everyday and had to turn left to go home. I assume Dr A interpreted this as me being suicidal. YET the only indication that retirement was "on the cards" was his Medical Opinion, I received BY POST, sometime between June 4th and June 11th 1998

Then the retirement fiasco

HOWEVER following an avoidable incident with my current medical debacle