Published on 12, July, 2020
To be clear, I already have an autism diagnosis through the NHS. I'm now seeking healthcare for a different condition. I contacted a private doctor who initially offered me an appointment, but withdrew the offer when I told him about my autism diagnosis as part of providing my medical history. He told me to go to a doctor who specialises in autism instead. Is this discrimination?
This is the advice from the equality and human rights commission
https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/your_rights_to_equality_from_healthcare_and_social_care_services.pdf
“A service provider must not treat you worse than someone else because of one or more of your protected characteristics (this is called direct discrimination). For example: A social care organisation does not accept someone as a client because they are a disabled person with a particular mental health condition.“