Face to Face or Virtual Diagnostic Assessment with a Clinician
Our clinician will take you through a diagnostic assessment. You will have completed the patient questionnaires prior to appointment. The answer you have provided and those of your informants will be discussed in greater detail.
If diagnosed, our clinician will assess the most appropriate treatment plan for you. If medication is the most suitable route, our clinician will take you through a step by step guide as to how and when you administer your medication.
You will be prescribed medication at this appointment using our Electronic Prescribing Service. If medication isn’t the best treatment for you then other options will be discussed, and we will signpost how to get those treatments.
The titration stage is where one of our clinicians will monitor your wellbeing, following receipt of your ADHD medication.
The essence of this stage is to ascertain which medication and level of dosage works best for you. Mutually agreed times will be booked into our virtual clinic to gain feedback from you on how the medication is working and to discuss any other related matters. The aim is to confidently reach a point where you are stable with both the medication and the dosage.
Once this is achieved you will be ready to be discharged back to you GP.
Before you are stepped back to your GP, a shared care review will be undertaken with our clinician. During this review your treatment, progress and future plans will be discussed.
Once the clinician is satisfied with your progress, you will formally be stepped back to your GP. Since the service has a shared care arrangement with your practice, your GP can always contact the service for advice and guidance or where clinically appropriate, step you back to the service within 6 months of your discharge. If you do develop any medical concerns after 6 months of your discharge, your GP can always re-refer you back to the clinic.
The service will conduct an Annual Review every 12 months to establish that your care treatment is being optimised and ascertain the progress you are making.
Where your GP has not entered into a shared care agreement, the service will continue to prescribe your ADHD medication directly. You will remain under our care for ongoing treatment management. In addition, an Annual Review will be conducted by our clinician to monitor your progress, review your medication, and ensure your treatment is being optimised.
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