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General Practitioner (GP)
Role in SA claims
Primary care doctor — first point for sick note s, referrals, and ongoing treatment.
Claim note: First sick note and referral hub — ensure certificates describe unfitness for occupation , not only ' sick leave ', and that dates align with your waiting-period chronology.
- GP sick note marked 'off work' — insurer declined for lack of occupation-specific incapacity wording.
- GP referred to psychiatrist — insurer later rejected for absent specialist report without prior request ladder.
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Related conditions in Clinical Atlas
Conditions where this role commonly appears on income-protection claims — hover for category context.
Use in claim intake
Select this role on a diagnosis row in claim intake → Medical record layer. Pair with a treating practitioner from the HPCSA search or your workspace health story.