@FloorWipes
I fundamentally disagree. I don’t even think a general medical doctor should be diagnosing ADHD. A psychiatrist goes through years of training which allows him/her to give a differential diagnosis. ADHD likely has traits that crossover with other diagnoses. How can a pharmacist that has had a whistle stop course of ADHD identify that or anything else ? What’s the point in doing any health care degree? Pretty much anyone could do a questionnaire and count the points.
This is a product of eroding the medical profession + pay/conditions driving Doctors out of the country. Scope creep is damaging patient care. They are expanding other roles in the health service to plug gaps. HCA’s doing Registered nurse duties and others doing Dr duties. This Government has a lot to answer for.
What I do agree on, is that nobody can be 100% certain on a diagnosis. But if you want follow up to see how you are getting on you are going to have to find another couple of hundred pounds to get that.
The thing is, patients that attend are looking for help, looking for something that will help their struggles and spending money they may not have, that’s what makes it so awful imo.
The NHS waiting lists are disgrace, but this is not the answer.