After being on an NHS waiting list for 18+ months for an ADHD diagnosis, I finally went private with ADHD360
I got a diagnosis and am now trialling meds and approached the GP about shared care once meds are stable
They refuse to do shared care with a private diagnosis and say for them to take it over, I need an NHS referral. Which I can’t get as the waiting list is approx 3 years and our health trust has changed the criteria for assessment to basically only anyone who is at risk of self harm or harming others.
Is there any point arguing this? Is there any standard baseline for provision of care - I know it varies massively from trust to trust. I’m fortunate in that I can afford it (for now) but I’m really annoyed at the gate keeping and absolute inaccessibility to services
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ADHD private diagnosis and GP shared care - is there a standard?
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LittleMy77 · 16/04/2024 14:52
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HundredMilesAnHour ·
16/04/2024 20:32
LittleMy77 · 16/04/2024 20:23
So the letter from ADHD360 specifically says for me to contact the GP to ‘ascertain their views on providing your prescriptions’ as GPs often don’t update them with their decision
I don’t know whether with recent reporting etc on diagnosis whether something has changed
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