Or the private service have said they can f/u but patient will have to pay meds and patients in both cases put a lot of pressure on the GP to prescribe. With no speciality training? I think not. The letters I’ve had the private company have done 1 zoom call and are not even following up and titrating meds, response and requested GP to do that. I’ve always declined the ADHD shared care private refs. GPs reacting to the story on social media said they were sadly unsurprised by the findings with clinics with vested interest filling demand caused by long NHS waiting lists. Responding to the findings, consultant psychiatrist Dr Mike Smith, who leads a specialist NHS ADHD service and assessed the undercover reporter in a three-hour appointment, said he was seriously concerned about the number of people who might ‘potentially have received an incorrect diagnosis and been started on medications inappropriately’. In addition to limited mental health assessments, the investigation also found long-term prescribing of ‘powerful drugs’ without advice on serious side effects or proper consideration of patients’ medical history.Īnd they found evidence that patients posting negative reviews had been threatened with legal action.ĭue to lengthy waiting lists, the NHS is paying for thousands of patients to go to private clinics for assessments, Panorama added. In response to the BBC, they all said they do thorough assessments and follow national guidelines. The three named by the programme were Harley Psychiatrists, ADHD Direct and ADHD 360 all of whom diagnosed the undercover reporter with the condition. As part of the investigation, Panorama said it had spoken to dozens of patients and whistleblowers about rushed and poor-quality assessments at some private clinics.
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