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Help with "Right to Choose" (feddit.uk)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/adhd

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I went to my GP and she basically said that the waiting list is too long and she can refer me to any of theese places(link below). I don't really know what to choose, if you live in the UK please help me https://adhduk.co.uk/right-to-choose/

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

What I did was just looked through a bunch, found one that fit my needs with the shortest waiting time that I felt was okay to deal with.

One thing to note though is that waiting time only starts when they respond to you. It took like 6 months for then to acknowledge my referral for my 6 month (or whatever it is) waiting time to start. I've never seen any state how long it takes for then to process referrals, so that one is hard to guage.

I went with ADHD 360 if that's worth anything. But also I've not seen them yet either so ultimately don't now if they were the right choice yet.

Things to look for is like if you're wanting medication, make sure that they do prescriptions. If you want counselling, make sure they do that. And also look into any costs that may incur for any of those beyond assessment and that you can afford them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Thanks for your response, did you choose adhd 360 because of the waiting time or based on how close it is to you?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I just recently had my assessment with ADHD360 - I had picked them because at the time they had the shortest waiting list (although my GP was slow so I was delayed…)

I found the whole process quite smooth. Some online assessments and questionnaires, and an input for health data (height/weight BP,HR) - they sent me a home blood pressure machine for this.

The assessment itself was something I had been stressing over but my assessor was friendly, and anytime I got stuck he would ask a probing or clarifying question which was very useful.

Best of luck!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

No I didn't think about looking at specifically in person places, saw that they were suitable for most of my needs and that they could do remote assessments too. At my time of looking for places I actually had a very limited choice, I can't remember which ones but I did have other preferred ones but they were just not accepting at the time at all.

Wish I could be more help, the doctors definitely do just throw you in the deep end to figure it out on your own.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I went through Psychiatry UK for mine and they were fine, although from your link it seems they are currently one of the longer waiting lists, so I would suggest trying someone else with decent reviews. I didn't need to wait long (maybe a week) for my referral to be confirmed, unlike the other person in this thread.
I would suggest making sure that the provider is a yes on the "Authorised to provide NHS ADHD Medication Prescriptions". You can sign up for an NHS pre-pay certificate once you are getting regular prescriptions to save on the prescription payment.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

How did you check the reviews?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I've gone through problemshared recently because

it's what my employer's health insurance offers, so I didn't have to pay
it's only so the friction was minimal

The process was super smooth and from first GP appointment to diagnosis it was about 2 months. I am pretty sure they are in the right to choose list because my partner has mentioned this before.