the tier 3 referral needed my gp to actually make it, and that turned out to be harder than meeting the criteria
#uk-ireland 2024-12-19
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- bea_reconstitutes — sorry to jump in when i checked last year my local specialist service was quoting eighteen months to two years, and that was for a first appointment, take that with a… 13:29
- step_one_sian — coming back after 17 months, is the nhs picture any better wales was reported in here as slower to get started and steadier once you were in, and that was second hand 13:33
- step_one_sian — ok so i would not repeat any of the nhs criteria as current fact, they were revised at least once since i last read them, n of 1 obviously driving never came up for… 13:37
- meal_prep_mick — driving never came up for me at all and i would ask a clinician rather than take my word on it, your mileage will differ the mhra publishes supply notices. whether… 15:38
- chlorhex — gp said they cant prescribe it at all, is that national or a local budget thing 16:21
nobody here can tell you what your gp will do. the variation between practices is the whole story in england
that was last year
reported by members, own currency, not comparable directly
private clinic, UK 145 - 220
statutory, DE 10 co-pay
private script, DE 180 - 240
pharmacy, PL 95 - 140
pharmacy, SE 210 - 260the criteria included a bmi threshold plus comorbidities when i read them, and they have been revised since, so check rather than trust me
check, dont trust me
while im here pharmacy has had nothing for three weeks, is that everywhere or just my bit of the country
scotland differs
border force stopped a parcel of mine and sent a letter, and that was the whole of it. no follow up and no knock at the door
sorry to jump in when i checked last year my local specialist service was quoting eighteen months to two years, and that was for a first appointment, take that with a pinch of salt
ni has its own rules
unlicensed isnt illegal
coming back after 17 months, is the nhs picture any better
wales was reported in here as slower to get started and steadier once you were in, and that was second hand
mine was 18 months
reported by members, own currency, not comparable directly
private clinic, UK 145 - 220
statutory, DE 10 co-pay
private script, DE 180 - 240
pharmacy, PL 95 - 140
pharmacy, SE 210 - 260the pharmacy gap in my area lasted about six weeks when i went through it, and it was member reported as nationwide at the time
ok so i would not repeat any of the nhs criteria as current fact, they were revised at least once since i last read them, n of 1 obviously
driving never came up for me at all and i would ask a clinician rather than take my word on it
the seizure letters members have had here have been letters and nothing else, but that is our sample rather than a guarantee
that was 2024
ask your gp
is the irish price genuinely higher or is that a currency thing
prices have moved since
supply was upstream
driving never came up for me at all and i would ask a clinician rather than take my word on it, your mileage will differ
the mhra publishes supply notices. whether your pharmacy has read them is an entirely separate matter
while im here did anyone get through the nhs route and how long was it end to end
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ring more pharmacies
whats the position on driving, is there anything anyone had to declare
wales was reported in here as slower to get started and steadier once you were in, and that was second hand
gp said they cant prescribe it at all, is that national or a local budget thing
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