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GP refusing me the Right to Choose

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Hi there. I'm so frustrated and annoyed. My GP surgery will not allow me the Right to Choose for an autism assessment for myself. I even complained formally to them, but they won't budge. They say their clinical decision overrides my RTC. They have said private companies don't fully meet NICE guidelines and offer a full autism pathway, so I am now on the NHS waiting list which will take years.

Has anyone else experienced this? I really don't know what (if anything) to do next. Cryxxxx

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  • That sounds very frustrating. I'm sorry.

    We don't have Right to Choose where I Iive, but I got my adult autism assessment through the NHS and expected it to take years but it was done in a matter of months. 

    I think mine was fast tracked because I asked for a referral through the mental health team at my surgery. I had been seen by them numerous times before, so they had evidence that it (my potential autism) was significantly affecting my life in a negative way.

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  • That sounds very frustrating. I'm sorry.

    We don't have Right to Choose where I Iive, but I got my adult autism assessment through the NHS and expected it to take years but it was done in a matter of months. 

    I think mine was fast tracked because I asked for a referral through the mental health team at my surgery. I had been seen by them numerous times before, so they had evidence that it (my potential autism) was significantly affecting my life in a negative way.

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