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Drymen Medical Practice will now be able to refer patients directly to an in-house welfare rights officer for advice on increasing income, social security eligibility, debt resolution, housing and employability issues as well as helping with representation at tribunals.

ADHD medications can only be prescribed under specialist initiation and supervision.  There is a shared care protocol within the NHS to allow prescriptions initiated within the NHS to be provided in a GP setting while the Consultants's clinic remains responsible for all the assessments, dose regime and monitoring of both physical and mental health responses to this medication. No such shared care agreement is in place with private health care, as such, we as GPs are not able to prescribe the ADHD medication in this situation.

A patient will need to have been seen and assessed within the NHS secondary care service before being considered for a shared care arrangement and prescription from the practice.

Please bear this in mind when considering accessing a private assessment.