Mask Exemption certificate

Has anyone managed to get a mask exemption certificate for travelling overseas?  My daughter has a school trip (curriculum related not jolly!) and has been told that masks are required on the flight - the only exeption is with a medical exemption certificate.  GP won't issue so stuck as to how to resolve this.  She has sensory issues and anxiety and has a panic attack if she even thinks she has to wear a mask so no idea how to deal with this!

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  • I cannot find any private GPs who are willing to issue exemption certificates.  Her own GP hasn't seen her for 2 years since she referred for diagnosis and based on this says she doesn't fit the criteria for exemption.

  • you don’t have to find a private GP. You just need to request that a doctor at your current surgery write an exemption letter. Which isn’t covered by the NHS funding which means you often have to pay for the letter. You don’t even need a consultation unless your doctor hasn’t got the autism diagnosis on the computer system or recorded daughter issues on the computer system then you will have to have a normal GP appointment which is free and request them to write the letter which costs £30-£75 Because it classed as private work for the GP to write the letter. 

    The Criteria for exemption has a lot on interpretations language. The doctor is choosing not too. I would request a second opinion with another GP ask for a younger women GP they often have autism training and are more understanding. 

    Also, you can get in contact with an autism charity, they could write a letter to the surgery and explain why and the complexities of why she needs a exemption. Which gives you a recordable document to reference if you have to push complaint procedures and support future needs that doctors may try and avoid giving. They often avoid giving support because of the amounts of paperwork so don’t be disheartened, GPs are awful people. 

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  • you don’t have to find a private GP. You just need to request that a doctor at your current surgery write an exemption letter. Which isn’t covered by the NHS funding which means you often have to pay for the letter. You don’t even need a consultation unless your doctor hasn’t got the autism diagnosis on the computer system or recorded daughter issues on the computer system then you will have to have a normal GP appointment which is free and request them to write the letter which costs £30-£75 Because it classed as private work for the GP to write the letter. 

    The Criteria for exemption has a lot on interpretations language. The doctor is choosing not too. I would request a second opinion with another GP ask for a younger women GP they often have autism training and are more understanding. 

    Also, you can get in contact with an autism charity, they could write a letter to the surgery and explain why and the complexities of why she needs a exemption. Which gives you a recordable document to reference if you have to push complaint procedures and support future needs that doctors may try and avoid giving. They often avoid giving support because of the amounts of paperwork so don’t be disheartened, GPs are awful people. 

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