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Right to choose

eviesmth7

Hello everyone,

I am going to my GP to ask about right to choose and I wanted to know if anyone could suggest places to get assessed properly but quickly because I have been on the waiting list almost 3 years and im sick of it lol. Any help would be amazing!

Many thanks :)

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  • It might be worth contacting the place that you are on the waiting list for. Most of the RTC providers have some sort of waiting list now. My assessment was done through the NHS, after a 3 year wait I was given a timeframe. My appointment was sent out 4 months later for 4 weeks after that.
    I contacted the centre every 6 months, they can tell you when you were officially put on the list and the waiting list date they are now seeing people from. So if  they say they are seeing people who have been on the list for say 4 months before you, it then gives you quite an exact timeframe. It is the not knowing which is the hardest part.

  • in reply to Roy

    i didnt think about that i will definitely contact them to find out thank you!

  • in reply to eviesmth7
    Roy said:
    they can tell you when you were officially put on the list and the waiting list date they are now seeing people from

    Just to help manage your expectations, they might not be willing / able to tell you anything.

    In my area, for example, the NHS team won't provide any information like that.

    I suspect this is partially because newer / more recent referrals can be prioritised over older ones, based on those patients' needs. So the waiting list isn't necessarily fixed in the order of when referrals were received.

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  • in reply to eviesmth7
    Roy said:
    they can tell you when you were officially put on the list and the waiting list date they are now seeing people from

    Just to help manage your expectations, they might not be willing / able to tell you anything.

    In my area, for example, the NHS team won't provide any information like that.

    I suspect this is partially because newer / more recent referrals can be prioritised over older ones, based on those patients' needs. So the waiting list isn't necessarily fixed in the order of when referrals were received.

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