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pros and cons of private diagnosis advice needed

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I am seriously fed up with the NHS and waiting for them to diagnose my 11 yr old son and im seriously considering taking him private, i was speaking to someone yesterday who recommended a dr in Cheshire Dr barker i think she is supposed to ne the best in England. Just want to know ate there any down sides to getting a private diagnosis?

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  • What I mean is, some (not all) clinicians will give you an attitude about it.  For instance, when we were waiting for CAMHS to see my eldest, they told me face-to-face (and this is the senior clinician for our area) that the NHS doesn't recognise private diagnoses.  However, I had it in writing by email from PALS that they do, the only issue the NHS could have is with a particular course of treatment being recommended by a private person that the NHS either doesn't fund or recognise as a valid treatment.

    I have read of adults getting private diagnoses and being told that they wouldn't recognise it.  But unless people know to challenge it they will accept what they are wrongly told.

    The NHS even has policies on it (this isn't specific to autism and refers to treatment but the rules are the same): http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/2572.aspx?CategoryID=96&SubCategoryID=226

    http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130107105354/http:/www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_096576.pdf

    When I was enquiring about a place at an ASC unit for my youngest, I called the school (state school) and asked whether they recognised private diagnoses and they said they do, and also the DWP recognise private diagnosis for DLA.

    It's just that some NHS clinicians will give you jip about it, and you need to be prepared to stand your ground.  It's not only about NHS NICE Guidelines.  Sometimes the so-called "experts" need educating!

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  • What I mean is, some (not all) clinicians will give you an attitude about it.  For instance, when we were waiting for CAMHS to see my eldest, they told me face-to-face (and this is the senior clinician for our area) that the NHS doesn't recognise private diagnoses.  However, I had it in writing by email from PALS that they do, the only issue the NHS could have is with a particular course of treatment being recommended by a private person that the NHS either doesn't fund or recognise as a valid treatment.

    I have read of adults getting private diagnoses and being told that they wouldn't recognise it.  But unless people know to challenge it they will accept what they are wrongly told.

    The NHS even has policies on it (this isn't specific to autism and refers to treatment but the rules are the same): http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/2572.aspx?CategoryID=96&SubCategoryID=226

    http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130107105354/http:/www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_096576.pdf

    When I was enquiring about a place at an ASC unit for my youngest, I called the school (state school) and asked whether they recognised private diagnoses and they said they do, and also the DWP recognise private diagnosis for DLA.

    It's just that some NHS clinicians will give you jip about it, and you need to be prepared to stand your ground.  It's not only about NHS NICE Guidelines.  Sometimes the so-called "experts" need educating!

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