pottedplant Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 There isn't one, unless you want to go private and even then, you might be asked to take NSAIDs. Can the OP self refer to be seen privately? I always thought a referral was still required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 No. Do you not read the posts? So she didn't nail it at all, and in fact was posting about something irrelevant to this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidley Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 He's done that, multiple Doctors at the same practice all said the same thing. As far as i understood it that is not how it works, her or for that matter anybody's G.P is not a specialist in any thing medical they are General Practitioners and i may i say usually very good at it, but some times they get it wrong so a patient is given the right to an independent second opinion, which in every case i have known you would be referred to an hospital specialist, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Orange Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Here is the lowdown on getting a second opinion, if you are not happy with the initial doctor: http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/910.aspx?CategoryID=68&SubCategoryID=156 So, yes you are entitled to a second opinion, however it seems the second opinion is only carried out by a doctor at the same level of expertise as the first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 As far as i understood it that is not how it works, her or for that matter anybody's G.P is not a specialist in any thing medical they are General Practitioners and i may i say usually very good at it, but some times they get it wrong so a patient is given the right to an independent second opinion, which in every case i have known you would be referred to an hospital specialist, I suppose I could be wrong, but a 2nd opinion is just that, the opinion of another GP. If everyone had the right to demand an appointment with a specialist whenever they didn't like what the GP said then specialists would have no time to do anything except mostly agree with GPs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidley Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 I suppose I could be wrong, but a 2nd opinion is just that, the opinion of another GP. If everyone had the right to demand an appointment with a specialist whenever they didn't like what the GP said then specialists would have no time to do anything except mostly agree with GPs. Yes you make some sense, what i put in my post is what my doctors have done but that does not mean that is what they are obliged to do, it maybe that it would be ok to see another GP independent of your own doctor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irenewilde Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 but some times they get it wrong so a patient is given the right to an independent second opinion, which in every case i have known you would be referred to an hospital specialist, "Every case I have known" - in other words, one case, your own. Second opinions are not given by specialists, they are given by GP's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidley Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 "Every case I have known" - in other words, one case, your own. Second opinions are not given by specialists, they are given by GP's. you have me at a disadvantage you speak as though you know me personally and have done for a long time, please send me a pm who you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irenewilde Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 what i put in my post is what my doctors have done I do not know you personally, I just looked at this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larky Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Does anyone else understand this? irene XX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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