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<p>Doctors play an important role in the medical notification process by advising
their patients of the effect of any treatment or medication that they are receiving
and whether they should notify the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). The
DVLA will often correspond with a patient’s doctor, consultant or optician as part
of the medical investigation to determine the impact of the patient’s condition on
their fitness to drive. The DVLA provides a dedicated telephone line which allows
doctors to discuss concerns about a patient’s fitness to drive with one of the DVLA’s
doctors.</p><p> </p><p>A doctor may also decide to notify the DVLA directly about
a patient’s medical condition. This is provided for in guidance from the General Medical
Council, which states that while doctors must make every reasonable effort to persuade
their patients to inform the DVLA, they may themselves notify the DVLA of a patient’s
medical condition, in confidence, if the patient does not do so.</p><p> </p><p>To
assist the medical profession the DVLA has created a dedicated form that may be used
for this purpose. The DVLA treats notifications received from doctors and opticians
as a high priority.</p>
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