I need help, PLEASE.
About 4 years ago I went to my GP for an Autism assessment. They offered me a 'triage' phone call that was needed bafor an assesment.
I had a phone call with someone from the GP that lasted about 4 hours and I was asked LOADS of questions and they said do I want to go through the NHS path or through someone else. I asked for pro's and cons and they said it doesn't matter and if one path rejects it, then I could take the other one afterwards. I chosed the NHS rout and was told to contact back in 2 years time if I hadb't heard anything.
After 2 years I chased it up and found out that they had aparrently replied via a text message to me that pointed to the NHS app for a file.
That file was a letter from the NHS assessors 'Manygates' saying that they reviewed the answers and did not thingk I had Autism so were not going to assess me.
I felt really deflated and have spend a long time getting ready to fight this again.
I sent my GP all the correct letters and Documents from Axia Autism support to go down the Right to choose path.
My GP has refused to sign this referral letter, saying that I have already been rejected for having Autism.
They refuse to believe that the right to choose allows me to go to someone else now. They also say that their new way of working is that their triage process goes through Manygates as they don't have the staff at their practice to undertake those questions any more, and as Manygates have already said no, then they would refuse to do it again. They have also said that 'this is just how they work' and that I HAVE to go through Manygates (their NHS approved assesors) for triage.
I am therefore not able to get my GP to sign anything and send it off to Axia so I can;t begin the process. The only process is to ask for another triage through Mangates (that I donlt want to use as they refused my application previously.)
I AM STUCK.
Additionally, I have downloaded from my HMS app, the document that the GP staff member sent on my behalf to manygates. This was a tick box exercies where they have not bothered to submit any other documentation of what was said, and also competely left blank anything about my childhood and just said 'patient doesn;t know anyone suitable to discuss his childhood.'
I mean, no wonder I failed at the first hurdle. There was complete incompetance from the GP that spoke to me for 4 hours, or Manygates just want some tick boxes to make their decisions.
Is there a way I can progress with either getting my GP to allow me to go throug the right to choose with someone other than their chosen NHS provider Many Gates? And/or is there a way that I can ask for a 2nd opinion, and/or claim that they have don;t a RUBBISH job in providing 'support' to me to send off answers to questions?
Please, please, please help me.
Thanks,
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PS. I have looked through the help files and FAQ's on this website and can't find anything that reflects my current situation.
