Hi
I posted in an earlier thread about beginning the diagnosis process. To summarise, I spoke to my local GP and they said wait a few months until Covid-19 calms down and normal service is resumed, so I spoke to a private GP through my work healthcare plan and he wrote a letter of referral for a clinical psychologist for diagnosis. I sent this to my healthcare provider, and after an initial assessment, was told I cannot get a diagnosis through my plan. How frustrating!
So today I investigated the private route, and came across clinical-partners.co.uk, who claim to offer the same NICE standard of diagnosis and, because of current circumstances, can do it over a video call in a two-hour consultation after completing some initial questionnaires. They will charge the princely sum of £885 for this service.
Is this normal, regardless of whether one takes the NHS or private route? Has anybody else gone down the private route like this and paid a similar fee for a similar service? Thanks
