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Gatekeeping

Hergé

When I received my assessment results just before Christmas it stated that I should also be assessed for ADHD, as I demonstrated a significant overlap.

Today I spoke to my GP about being referred and got a surprising amount of resistance. Baring in mind this he has my full assessment results. He seemed to want me to justify why I felt I should be referred and to describe in detail the difficulties I experience.

Eventually he forwarded me an email with a questionnaire that I'd already completed for my ASD assessment. He also wants "a few paragraphs" to explain my thoughts on my answers.

I can appreciate that they don't want to waste resources but this seemed a bit much.

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  • Hergé said:
    Eventually he forwarded me an email with a questionnaire that I'd already completed for my ASD assessment. He also wants "a few paragraphs" to explain my thoughts on my answers.

    You could push back and say you are not an expert but that your assessment results state you shoud be assessed - give him this note and it should be case closed.

    If it was verbal then go back to the assessing organisation and ask for it in writing to pass to your GP - it should be a simple thing for them to deliver.

    That would be my approach if I were in your situation anyway.

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  • Hergé said:
    Eventually he forwarded me an email with a questionnaire that I'd already completed for my ASD assessment. He also wants "a few paragraphs" to explain my thoughts on my answers.

    You could push back and say you are not an expert but that your assessment results state you shoud be assessed - give him this note and it should be case closed.

    If it was verbal then go back to the assessing organisation and ask for it in writing to pass to your GP - it should be a simple thing for them to deliver.

    That would be my approach if I were in your situation anyway.

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  • in reply to Iain

    More importantly, this could be important evidence if this case needs to go to a tribunal from the General Medical Council for professional misconduct should this carry on - it’s strange how GP’s were required by law to give Covid vaccines in compliance with Covid mandates yet, as we know from many other cases long before Covid, professional misconduct was overlooked until it was too late - constant accountability and monitoring goes both ways in the post-Covid era 

  • in reply to Iain

    I've completed the form and returned it via email with the appropriate notes . Hopefully he'll consider me worthy of the referral. Maybe it's the new way of keeping the waiting list down, don't put anyone mew on it! Very frustrating. Thanks