Does paying for private Dr mean private prescription?

It would be a private prescription. If the private doctor discharges you and refers you back to your GP for ongoing care it would then become NHS when your GP prescribes the medication.

I agree.

Thank you so much .....

So an initial privàte consultation must take place to find out private prescription orrrr referred to GP then NHS prescription?

Private prescription so you have to pay. You should be able to get a repeat prescription from your GP should you need to stay on this medication. You would need to speak to your GP first.

Serendipity22

Thank you so much .....

So an initial privàte consultation must take place to find out private prescription orrrr referred to GP then NHS prescription?

Yes, a private doctor can’t ask a GP to sort out the initial dose of medication he wants a patient to take. Normally the patient would have a second private consultation to see if the medication has worked, and if so the doctor would refer them back to their GP’s care.

Private consultant emailed GP to ask them to change some of DH's medication, as with his medical problem finally diagnosed, the medication he was on was inappropriate. The change was to an NHS prescription and it remained NHS.

It may vary around the country (?), but at our private London Clinic:
We were give a private prescription and took it straight to the private dispensary in the hospital. We had to pay the full price of the medicine, not the price it would have been on the NHS.
Our GP said he was not allowed to convert a private prescription to an NHS prescription. It is a legal document and given to the patient following the assessment made by the one doctor only.
You cannot get any form of refund if you have paid for a private prescription.

Thank you so much to all these messages... it is greatly appreciated. X

Don’t know if Wales is different
It was a few years ago
I saw a gynaecologist to discuss HRT
He issued a private prescription which I paid for and paid for my medication
My GP since has taken over the prescription.

Gwyllt

Don’t know if Wales is different
It was a few years ago
I saw a gynaecologist to discuss HRT
He issued a private prescription which I paid for and paid for my medication
My GP since has taken over the prescription.

Thank you.

It is actually in regard to my grandson with recent diagnosis of autism ....

Thank you ...

Was it for Melatonin?

Quite frankly many drugs would soon break the bank as some cost a huge amount per month.

Thank god for the NHS!

The other thing is that a private consultant might put the patient on a superior drug that isn't available for your NHS GP to prescribe. Even anti biotics come at different prices, and especially if you have medical insurance the private doctor chooses the top one. You can't then ask for the same from your GP.

Mention private medicine and you will get a lot of negativity
The scarcity of educational psychologists means the education services are stretched
Have the family approached the school for a referral
Or is your grandson very young
Might I ask what type of professional made the diagnosis

Gwyllt

Mention private medicine and you will get a lot of negativity
The scarcity of educational psychologists means the education services are stretched
Have the family approached the school for a referral
Or is your grandson very young
Might I ask what type of professional made the diagnosis

It was through CAMHS ..

No he isnt young, he is 16.

We have no idea who to turn to apart from eithet private or back to CAMHS, ( who have a huge waiting list)

Too late now but will pm you tomorrow

When MissOops had her op in a private hospital we came home with a bag of prescriptions which cost £120, when she ran out, the hospital had sent her notes to her GP and the prescriptions were then NHS pills, not the same brand though, I guess the NHS ones were the cheaper brands? But as things turned out she wasn’t on them for long.

She was very ill after her first knee op and after toing and froing to the hospital she was back on the private prescriptions.

(Had we just seen the Consultant privately we wouldn’t have been able to jump the NHS queues for the op).

Oopsadaisy1

When MissOops had her op in a private hospital we came home with a bag of prescriptions which cost £120, when she ran out, the hospital had sent her notes to her GP and the prescriptions were then NHS pills, not the same brand though, I guess the NHS ones were the cheaper brands? But as things turned out she wasn’t on them for long.

She was very ill after her first knee op and after toing and froing to the hospital she was back on the private prescriptions.

(Had we just seen the Consultant privately we wouldn’t have been able to jump the NHS queues for the op).

Thank you

Serendipity we paid for our granddaughter to be assessed for autism too for the same reasons, CAHMS backlog was approaching two years.
No prescriptions resulted, but it has paved the way to making her life at school now and college soon, a lot easier.

Have you contacted the charity MIND I think they might be able to give you information..

Cardiologist whom I saw privately recommended a drug - he sent that instruction to my GP (dispensing practice) and they prescribed it for free.

Casdon

Serendipity22

Thank you so much .....

So an initial privàte consultation must take place to find out private prescription orrrr referred to GP then NHS prescription?

Yes, a private doctor can’t ask a GP to sort out the initial dose of medication he wants a patient to take. Normally the patient would have a second private consultation to see if the medication has worked, and if so the doctor would refer them back to their GP’s care.

A private doctor can do this - my cardiologist has.

Serendipity22

Oopsadaisy1

When MissOops had her op in a private hospital we came home with a bag of prescriptions which cost £120, when she ran out, the hospital had sent her notes to her GP and the prescriptions were then NHS pills, not the same brand though, I guess the NHS ones were the cheaper brands? But as things turned out she wasn’t on them for long.

She was very ill after her first knee op and after toing and froing to the hospital she was back on the private prescriptions.

(Had we just seen the Consultant privately we wouldn’t have been able to jump the NHS queues for the op).

Thank you

A pharmacist is required to dispense the cheapest version of a drug which is available. Even if a GP specifies a brand they can only give you the cheapest, generic version.

Whitewavemark2

Quite frankly many drugs would soon break the bank as some cost a huge amount per month.

Thank god for the NHS!

Yes, I think many people would have a fit if they knew what their medications actually cost. Maybe the true cost should be displayed somewhere - perhaps it might deter those people who stockpile prescriptions of items they don’t need any more.

A friend of ours was guilty of this - I once counted over 60 items stockpiled in his bathroom - nearly all of which were ultimately thrown away. He was notoriously tight with money, too - despite having plenty - and I’m sure would not have accumulated so many ‘spares’ if he’d had to pay even a couple of ££ each for them.