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Post by rhiannon on Feb 17, 2015 11:00:54 GMT
Hi all, So fingers crossed it seems I might get to go private for diagnosis and treatment! Does anybody know of a private psychiatrist in the North East region that they would recommend? Or really just any Psychiatrist from anywhere in the country because after looking extensively I can't seem to find any in my region! Thanks in advance
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Post by thunkpad on Mar 4, 2015 20:44:55 GMT
Not north east but a quick hop down the A1 is yorkshireadultadhd.co.uk which operates out of the Tower Clinic in Leeds. I have my first appointment there later this month so I can't give any recommendation yet but it appears more specialist than the psychiatrist I was offered at the Priory in Altrincham which is more local to me.
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Post by thunkpad on Jun 29, 2015 2:18:03 GMT
Not north east but a quick hop down the A1 is yorkshireadultadhd.co.uk which operates out of the Tower Clinic in Leeds. I have my first appointment there later this month so I can't give any recommendation yet but it appears more specialist than the psychiatrist I was offered at the Priory in Altrincham which is more local to me. An update to the above. I was diagnosed ADHD inattentive type after two sessions at the Tower Clinic and a follow up Skype consultation. I am now on methylphenidate prescribed by my GP. I was very happy with the diagnosis process. Rob is a very good and compassionate listener and very thorough and I'm happy to recommend him.
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Post by elsiehamble on Jul 14, 2015 15:54:31 GMT
Not north east but a quick hop down the A1 is yorkshireadultadhd.co.uk which operates out of the Tower Clinic in Leeds. I have my first appointment there later this month so I can't give any recommendation yet but it appears more specialist than the psychiatrist I was offered at the Priory in Altrincham which is more local to me. An update to the above. I was diagnosed ADHD inattentive type after two sessions at the Tower Clinic and a follow up Skype consultation. I am now on methylphenidate prescribed by my GP. I was very happy with the diagnosis process. Rob is a very good and compassionate listener and very thorough and I'm happy to recommend him. I am thinking of using the same clinic. How much were the two sessions/ skype session and the medication? Do you need to have follow-up meetings on a regular basis. If the GP is prescribing the medicine does that mean you are paying regular prescription costs as opposed to the full price? I am worried if I get a private diagnosis I will be locked in to paying more for medication and the follow up appointments in the future. Some idea of costs would be really useful to help decide whether to go down the private route.
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Post by thunkpad on Jul 16, 2015 0:30:49 GMT
The first appointment, which was an "Initial ADHD assessment and consultation with collection of collateral history and completion of report", was £480. This was enough for a diagnosis and that may well be all you need, although my wife and I went back for another two hour appointment, which cost £300, mainly because we'd found the first session so beneficial and we still had more to talk about. Rob then drew up a "shared care agreement" for my GP. Essentially it says that he'll do annual assessments if the GP is happy to prescribe the medication he advises and monitor my blood pressure. That way I've been getting the medication on the NHS, rather than privately. The 1hr Skype call cost £150. Again, it was not entirely essential but was useful to talk through how the medication was going once I'd started titrating. Going forward I expect I'll have annual one hour sessions - although I could go on the waiting list to see an NHS psychiatrist instead.
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