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Posted by Tom Twilight on March 28, 2007, at 13:25:47
Fistly I'd like to say, this is in no way meant to discriminate against other nationalities on the board
Its just worth knowing that you can easily change your GP surgery if you feel that your GP is not being helpful or listening.
You can just enrol at another surgery as a temporary patient, and then register as a permanent patient.
Posted by Ines on March 28, 2007, at 14:49:26
In reply to Information for UK people, posted by Tom Twilight on March 28, 2007, at 13:25:47
Useful info, thank you. I didn't know that.
Aren't there postcode restrictions though?- I thought you had to be registered at the surgery nearest to your house.
Posted by Meri-Tuuli on March 28, 2007, at 15:59:48
In reply to Re: Information for UK people, posted by Ines on March 28, 2007, at 14:49:26
nope not if you're on the 'temporary' scheme thing - its meant to cover people I dunno, just working somewhere for several months or something like that - you're still technically permanately registered at your old surgery.
Posted by Quintal on March 28, 2007, at 21:03:28
In reply to Information for UK people, posted by Tom Twilight on March 28, 2007, at 13:25:47
I think some GPs may have reservations about accepting patients with 'difficult' psychiatric histories, as they are likely to be seen as time wasters and an unworthy drain on their limited budget. This is especially likely if personality disorders and/or drug abuse have been insinuated by previous GPs/pdocs, and many long-term 'mental health consumers' do seem to end up in that rut eventually. I have problems with my current GP, the pdoc discharged me over a year ago for having what he perceives as "an unhealthy obsession with psychopharmacology", so I wouldn't really feel confident approaching another GP expecting them to treat me any differently given the impression they'd get of me from my notes.
Private care might be a different matter - one of the first pdocs I contacted when I began searching for treatment told me my chances of getting adequate psychiatric treatment (both meds and therapy) on the NHS was almost nil. How do you go about seeing a private psychiatrist in the UK anyway?
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