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Lastly, if diagnosed, are there waiting times for any required medication to be prescribed? 

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In terms of prescribing.

We know there are a lot of services have a waiting time to start medication once an assessment has occurred, but this isn’t something that we support

We are very much of the feeling that if you don’t have the resources to prescribe for your own patients then you shouldn’t be assessing them in the first place!

In ADHD Direct, all Patients who wish to consider medication are given information by their Clinician at the end of their assessment, and then advised to let us know how they wish to progress.

Starting and continuing medication will always be down to a Patients personal choice. 

Once we receive information to suggest that a Patient wishes to try medication, we ensure that the following is clearly documented  

  • A review of any family or medical history including a cardiovascular assessment to ensure medication is not contraindicated or if there are any relevant cautions.
  • A full set of observations – Pulse, Blood pressure, weight (and height in children) 

We then send a digital Consent form (by email) to the Patient to explain the system for prescribing and to further attain their written express consent.  

Prescribing in the service is carried out by the prescribing team and the processing for Private prescriptions is a maximum of 10 days.

The prescription is then either sent out directly to the Patient (by 1st class recorded delivery) or to a Pharmacy But if local, a lot of  our  patients choose to pop into our Clinic to collect their prescription.

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Patient Responsibilties

A prescription will be sent to you only after we receive both your payment and the completed form. It is your responsibility to arrange this.

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ADHD Direct Responsibilities

Your prescription will only be sent once payment is received. If payment is not made during the request via JotForm, the prescription will not be written. Your clinician will advise

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Patient Responsibilties

A prescription will be sent to you only after we receive both your payment and the completed form. It is your responsibility to arrange this. Your clinician will inform you

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PPG Explained

ADHD Direct Collaborates with PPG Group.  ADHD Direct partners with the Private Pharmacy Group (PPG), specialists in dispensing ADHD medications. PPG will handle the supply and delivery of all medications

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Are there still Medication shortages?

This is inevitable unfortunately but also thankfully intermittent.There have always been shortages of medications for all specialities and ADHD medicines are not immune to this. If a shortage occurs it

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Do all GPs agree to shared care?

No. NHS General Practitioners are under no obligation to ‘share care’ with any Private providers, regardless of the speciality and this situation has unfortunately worsened due to the number of

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What is shared care?

This is where your GP agrees to issue the prescription through the NHS so there is no cost All NHS and regulated private services should follow NICE guidelines – and

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Do you assess pre school children?

The assessment and diagnosis of ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) typically occur during school-age years The Diagnostic criteria used by all Clinicians for ADHD are designed for school-aged children rather than earlier

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Clinic Closed - 09/10/2024

Please note that our clinic will be closed on October 9th, 2024, for an Away Day.

During this day, we will focus on developing our services to continue providing high-quality care.

Thank you for choosing ADHD Direct.