Diagnosis!

classic codger said:

Hi, no, wasn't looking for a name, and even realised after I'd said it that if you name your health authority, the mods will take it off.

I've an interest, shared with others, in knowing what people's experiences are in their particular areas. For my part, I think it's important information.

As you say, no point in mentioning any names, personal or health provider. (this is 1st attempt at commenting within a quote - apologies if it looks as if I'm shouting!)

On another point you asked about NHS v Private, and why people distrust private. Not me, that was someone else. I think that any idiot with a degree in psychology, psychiatry or psychobabble is, by dint of their piece of paper, 'qualified' to give an opinion/diagnosis. It in no way reflects any particular expertise on the part of the paper holder.  I did wonder whether this was behind your question (one of the things I've learned over the years is that there are often hidden meanings behind the words people use. If this is not so, please accept my apologies - I think I may be over-suspicious these days).

I am conscious that we aren't allowed to share information about health authorities, but it does seem to me that some so-called 'psychiatrists, say the most stu[id and banal things to people seeking diagnosis - I've seen some appalling examples reported on here, the worst, I think, being 'you're doing OK, why do you need a diagnosis?'...

But, with private diagnosis, it's a one-off. You pay for the visit, you get what you pay for, and off you go. There's no 'long term' relationship with the private sector like you have with the NHS.

With the NHS, you have to get past 'steps' in the process, starting with your GP. This is what happened to me, and apart from being lucky enough to see one of the leading experts, I was getting the same opinion from each of the other steps. As a consequence, I felt able to trust my diagnosis completely, in exactly the way I wouldn't have had if I'd paid to hear it. That, and the fact that we all pay health insurance anyway, and are just as entitled as anyone else to make a claim against it. People forget that this is still  the basis for the NHS. I think I agree with all this.  I see no reason why I shouldn;t trust my NHS diagnosis completely. I can't express any informed opinion on private diagnoses. I imagine they must vary widely in quality, from very poor (the 'quack' end of the scale) to very good and on a par with anything available via the NHS.

I've only just seen this Codger - you must have posted it more or less exactly when I made my previous post.  If the response with the quote method I've used comes across badly, it isn't meant to - just an experiment. If it looks bad I won;t do it again.

classic codger said:

Hi, no, wasn't looking for a name, and even realised after I'd said it that if you name your health authority, the mods will take it off.

I've an interest, shared with others, in knowing what people's experiences are in their particular areas. For my part, I think it's important information.

As you say, no point in mentioning any names, personal or health provider. (this is 1st attempt at commenting within a quote - apologies if it looks as if I'm shouting!)

On another point you asked about NHS v Private, and why people distrust private. Not me, that was someone else. I think that any idiot with a degree in psychology, psychiatry or psychobabble is, by dint of their piece of paper, 'qualified' to give an opinion/diagnosis. It in no way reflects any particular expertise on the part of the paper holder.  I did wonder whether this was behind your question (one of the things I've learned over the years is that there are often hidden meanings behind the words people use. If this is not so, please accept my apologies - I think I may be over-suspicious these days).

I am conscious that we aren't allowed to share information about health authorities, but it does seem to me that some so-called 'psychiatrists, say the most stu[id and banal things to people seeking diagnosis - I've seen some appalling examples reported on here, the worst, I think, being 'you're doing OK, why do you need a diagnosis?'...

But, with private diagnosis, it's a one-off. You pay for the visit, you get what you pay for, and off you go. There's no 'long term' relationship with the private sector like you have with the NHS.

With the NHS, you have to get past 'steps' in the process, starting with your GP. This is what happened to me, and apart from being lucky enough to see one of the leading experts, I was getting the same opinion from each of the other steps. As a consequence, I felt able to trust my diagnosis completely, in exactly the way I wouldn't have had if I'd paid to hear it. That, and the fact that we all pay health insurance anyway, and are just as entitled as anyone else to make a claim against it. People forget that this is still  the basis for the NHS. I think I agree with all this.  I see no reason why I shouldn;t trust my NHS diagnosis completely. I can't express any informed opinion on private diagnoses. I imagine they must vary widely in quality, from very poor (the 'quack' end of the scale) to very good and on a par with anything available via the NHS.

I've only just seen this Codger - you must have posted it more or less exactly when I made my previous post.  If the response with the quote method I've used comes across badly, it isn't meant to - just an experiment. If it looks bad I won;t do it again.