HOW TO GET A CONSULTANT APPT OUT OF MY AREA????

[andreasea]

HI THERE,

 

MY OLD HEALTH VISITOR CALLED TODAY AND SAID SHE HAD BEEN TO A CONFERENCE WHERE A BRILLIANT PROFFESSOR WAS SPEAKING.HE IS A SPECIALIST IN CHILD PHSYCHIATRY AUTISM ETC

SHE SAID I SHOULD TRY AND GET TO SEE HIM WITH MY SON(AGE 3 ASD)

DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW I GO ABOUT THIS.

I AM NOT IN HIS AREA HE IS IN LONDON AND I AM IN SUSSEX.(HE IS WITH NHS HOSPITAL)

I AM NOT HAPPY WITH MY CURRENT PIED -VERY NEGATIVE,JUST GAVE HIM THE LABEL LAST YEAR AND SEES HIM EVERY 6 MONTHS FOR NOTHING.

IF I CANT GET REFERRED, DOES ANYONE HAVE A CLUE ABOUT HOW MUCH A PRIVATE APPT COST??? I DONT KNOW IF YOU CAN DO THAT WITH EVERY DR???

THANKS V MUCH

[madme]

Some london hospitals such as the Maudsley offer tertiary referral appointments ie where it is a complex case such as comorbids where the dx is unclear. I think GOSH also does this. You would need to raise this wth your gp but usually the referral must come from a peadiatrician. You could call the secretary to the consultant that you saw- and find out how to get the referral, what the criteria would be. They are usually v helpful. Good luck