Medical Evidence

Hi, I've applied for UC and I will need to fill in a medical questionnaire; after the WCA etc I'll also be applying for PIP.

I haven't seen my GP since sometime last year; I've been off work since November and he supplies fit notes but doesn't know much about how ill I am day-to-day - I've deteriorated massively since whenever it was I last saw him. I have a diagnosis from a specialist service, but the letter they gave me at the time of diagnosis is extremely generic and says nothing about how it actually affects me (there's even a 'insert this as appropriate' field left in the letter!!) I do have an Occupational Health report from before I lost my job, thankfully, but that's all.

I've explained the situation to the specialist service, asking whether they write reports and asking to see a copy of my notes. They've written back saying they don't write reports, but at the end of treatment they write a letter saying how many sessions and what treatments you've had, amd they could write one of those earlier if need be. There was mention of making what they do write "as succinct as possible", which we all know is useless for benefits.

So, short of phoning my Dr and asking to see him with my form when I've completed it, is there anything else I can do? Can I do a subject access request for the specialist service - how does that work?

I'm not panicking just yet as my initial appointment for UC isn't until next Friday, and then they have to refer me and the form has to come, but I do need to have some robust evidence I can send when I have to return the form and right now that's severely lacking.