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May 24, 2012 17:20:49 GMT
Post by claudhopper on May 24, 2012 17:20:49 GMT
I posted in the newbie thread a while back that I'd been referred to Maudsley. Now I've just received a letter from my GP to say she'd received a letter back from Maudsley to say they need a thing called 'funding'
So now she said she 'believes' that a local assessment is necessary. So I'm being referred to a local psychiatrist for assessment to get the funding to go to Maudsley.. I assume for treatment.
So is this bad ie more delay. Or.. could the local shrink diagnose and prescribe or only diagnose. I dunno. It seems the NHS doesn't know what it is doing. There is no AADD ;unit locally so I assume they have no clear guidance in Southampton.
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May 24, 2012 17:41:55 GMT
Post by Deleted on May 24, 2012 17:41:55 GMT
The NHS isn't free!
The Maudsley needs funding to pay it's staff and that comes from your local PCT.
There is no guarantee that funding will be made available - PCTs make their own rules about what they will fund - sometimes you have to fight them for it.
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May 28, 2012 18:09:42 GMT
Post by claudhopper on May 28, 2012 18:09:42 GMT
So that means the psych is going to assess whether I should / might get funding, but won't make a diagnosis?
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May 28, 2012 18:19:39 GMT
Post by Deleted on May 28, 2012 18:19:39 GMT
Psychiatrists don't make funding decisions - that's done by the PCT bureaucrats behind closed doors.
They decide if they will fund ADHD in general - but even if they don't you can make a personal case for funding, which is how I was funded.
Any qualified doctor can diagnose you - but it should really be done by a tertiary level psychiatrist (ie an ADHD specialist).
Psychologists can also diagnose but can't prescribe (since they're not 'doctors').
The NICE ADHD guidelines point out best practice.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2012 22:37:10 GMT
They seem to be more prepared to cough up if you make a fuss. I made a fuss about my first 'non'-dx and got funding for an out-of-area second opinion.
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Jun 2, 2012 10:33:08 GMT
Post by claudhopper on Jun 2, 2012 10:33:08 GMT
Well I've just got an appointment to see a local psychiatrist Dr Dayston for assessment. The appointment is for one hour which I gather isn't very long for an NHS diagnosis
They haven't explained what this assessment will do: will it diagnose in which case I could possibly get meds by the end of this month ;D
or... they will assess that there is a case to say I have ADHD and how badly it affects me that will provide a basis for the guys in suits to decide whether I get funding to go up to London to get properly diagnosed.
I'm obviously hoping the former.
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