the useful gp is the one who will read what you bring. that is more about the person than the practice, depends on the lot honestly
Thread · #uk-ireland · 2025-07-05
the criteria included a bmi threshold plus comorbidities
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- slow.taper — about the unlicensed distinction again the criteria included a bmi threshold plus comorbidities when i read them, and they have been revised since, so check rather than trust me, ireland is a… 15:59
fair point, that was true last year
the tier 3 referral needed my gp to actually make it, and that turned out to be harder than meeting the criteria, the price moved twice on me
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four months and politeness
not sure i follow, off label is a third thing
rang round today driving never came up for me at all and i would ask a clinician rather than take my word on it, one persons experience
has anybody got a recent data point on private wait times rather than a year old one, i did search first
private clinic experience an irish member told me their out of pocket cost was noticeably higher than the uk equivalent when they compared in 2024
ni is different, so everything in this channel about pricing is a snapshot. read any figure here as the month somebody typed it, one person, one region
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pharmacy supply has been variable rather than uniformly bad, and it varies by product and by month, anyway
vat was not charged on the private prescription i saw, but i am the wrong person to ask about tax
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as of when i last looked, nhs access ran through specialist weight management services and the criteria were tight
private clinic experience anyone got experience with a clinic that itemises what is included