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Waiting is making me ill - should I go private?

BristolSteve

Hi all

Been on the waiting list with BASS since March. Have to say I’m not coping too well, drinking too much, ocd is insane, eczema bad, and generally feeling tearful and sad most of the time. I’m hiding it well from my partner, family and friends as I always do - years of masking depression mean I’m pretty good at it. But I don’t want to be like this and feel life is on hold until I know one way or the other. Is private assessment a good idea and will it be accepted by the NHS? Any private recommendations in the Bristol area? Appreciate it’s costly but some things are worth paying for and my own health is one of them. The thought of being this way for another year or two at least is not helping.

 
Thanks

Steve

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  • I was diagnosed ADHD aged 58 last year. I was also diagnosed ASD this week and I went through the NHS 'Right to Choose' referral scheme using Psychiatry UK - they have a hugely informative website which includes template letter for GP referral. As far as I know there are only a couple of UK areas who won't use this 'shared care' scheme, I believe this is listed on the P-UK site.

    As far as school reports go, I was lucky that I had some old primary school ones of my own, as both parents are long dead and my brother wouldn't have a clue where to start speaking about how I was growing up as he had his own issues at the time.

    So my daughter - aged 27 filled in the 'informant report' section which they said at the time of my assessment was probably much better information than, say, ageing parents who might dispute the whole neurodiverse thing out of hand.

    I hope that helps. The waiting times at P-UK are also very much shorter than waiting times with the NHS.

    Debs

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  • I was diagnosed ADHD aged 58 last year. I was also diagnosed ASD this week and I went through the NHS 'Right to Choose' referral scheme using Psychiatry UK - they have a hugely informative website which includes template letter for GP referral. As far as I know there are only a couple of UK areas who won't use this 'shared care' scheme, I believe this is listed on the P-UK site.

    As far as school reports go, I was lucky that I had some old primary school ones of my own, as both parents are long dead and my brother wouldn't have a clue where to start speaking about how I was growing up as he had his own issues at the time.

    So my daughter - aged 27 filled in the 'informant report' section which they said at the time of my assessment was probably much better information than, say, ageing parents who might dispute the whole neurodiverse thing out of hand.

    I hope that helps. The waiting times at P-UK are also very much shorter than waiting times with the NHS.

    Debs

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