As stupid as the subject header sounds that is the attitude I faced at my Doctors Surgery,when asked for a referral for a diagnosis from a Clinical Psychologist as advised by NAS.I had already been turned down 12 years ago & had got the courage to go & ask again.
Another G.P granted me a referral this time but was overruled by a senior partner who stated the above,I have not attended my surgery for 12 years after I was told not to come back (an issue related to the last time I asked for a referral).& only went in this time due to an unrelated accident.
I,ve instead been referred for talking therapy over the phone for anxiety & depression (which is news to me) by a Doctor I have neither seen or heard of before & does not appear on the surgery listings.
Nobody gave a hought to the fact I am extremely hard of hearing therefore phone is a no go which is well documented,the talking therapist suggested a few other options & was excellent in trying to help however my G.P knocked back her ideas & will not consider them.
Asparagus gave me some advice when I posted my introduce yourself message & this was helpful but still stopped when it came back to this surgery,I was going to go to the local well being commitee but the other senior partner sits on that & refused 12 years ago to even look at the documentation I had.
Thanks for taking the time to read this.
