I would hassle your gp first,
then your primary care team,
then the patient council
& remember the Nice guide lines.
Or you could go private under nhs. Just to jump the queue it will be the same doctor if you wait on the waiting list.
I wouldn't go private as you are paying someone enough money they will right what ever you want at a price.
Cause I did this for dyslexia, what I should if done was a multi sensory test ie everything, dyslexia, dysprixia , autism, bipolar, Adhd, anxiety, depression etc then get the psychologist to send a letter to your gp stating his findings for him to refer you on to a psycharictist cause under nhs guide lines no 72 that is who is writing the prescription, sends it to your gp then on to the chemist.
Alot of people will tell you here if you have dyslexia (the easiest one to detect) you probably have some form of the rest believe it or not.
Anyhow I get tested on Thursday afternoon
All being well, I'm no different than anyone else here it's been a struggle an up hill one at just asking the questions but not getting the answers until I got fed up and seen an advocate.
He phoned the psychiatrist had a chat which I think through some weight behind my case cause the advocate came to this meeting as well. That meeting he done a Adhd test confirmed that I had tendencies & referred me there and then on a nhs psychologist.
What angers me it took a year of lip service and note taking and I already had a statement of dyslexia he simply didn't read it or consider the link.
A waste of my time running to the hospital getting out of work. When ever there's cut backs to services effecting everyone. What was he gonna do palm me of at next opportunity & tell me can't do anything more for yea son all your symptoms are all anxiety?
I'm nobody's fool I may have a low iq but I deserve a proper diagnosis any how I have reported the experience to patients council who are going to investigate the matter.
No matter what you do don't give in fight the system cause it's there to be fought. If you left your car in to get serviced & it wasn't right you would bring it back wouldn't you why should are mental health be any different???
I find out on the 21st of May what the outcome of the investigation is.
Okay that's me done for now.
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