PRIVATE HEALTHCARE INFORMATION
Specialist treatment
assessment.
Some conditions may warrant discussion of treatment options with an appropriately qualified specialist. Treatment decisions are made by the clinician after assessment.
WHO IT MAY BE RELEVANT TO
A route for an informed clinical conversation.
A specialist assessment may be relevant to an adult with an ongoing diagnosed condition who wants a qualified clinician to review their history, current symptoms, previous treatments, medicines and individual risk factors.
It is not a shortcut to a particular treatment. Your GP or existing care team may also be an appropriate first point of contact, particularly where symptoms are new, worsening or urgent.
HOW AN ASSESSMENT WORKS
History first. Options second.
Information
You provide accurate details about the condition, medical history, current medicines and treatments already tried.
Clinical review
The provider may request records and an appropriately qualified clinician considers benefits, risks, alternatives and contraindications.
Decision
The clinician decides whether any treatment is appropriate. An assessment can end without a treatment recommendation.
Could a specialist assessment be worth discussing?
This private browser-only questionnaire compares your answers with common first-step information a UK specialist clinic may request. It cannot diagnose, prescribe or determine whether any treatment is suitable.
01Are you aged 18 or over and currently living in the UK?This information route is for UK adults.
02Has a qualified healthcare professional diagnosed the condition you want assessed?A clinic will normally need a confirmed diagnosis and relevant medical records.
03Have you previously tried conventional prescribed medicines, recognised therapies or both for the same condition?Keep a list of what you tried, including dose or frequency, duration, benefits, side effects and why it was stopped. No single answer or fixed number guarantees suitability.
04Were those treatments ineffective, unsuitable or not tolerated?A clinician will review the outcome of previous treatment rather than relying on this answer alone.
05Could you provide your current medication list and relevant medical records?The provider may request a Summary Care Record or information from your GP.
06Have you ever been diagnosed with psychosis, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or bipolar disorder?These factors need direct clinical review and can affect whether some specialist treatments are suitable.
07Are you pregnant, trying to become pregnant or breastfeeding?Choose No if this is not applicable to you.
08Are you currently experiencing hallucinations, delusions, mania, or thoughts that you may act on harming yourself or someone else?This questionnaire is not an emergency service. If anyone may be in immediate danger, call 999 or 112 now.
PREVIOUS CONVENTIONAL TREATMENTS
Bring the full story, not a single threshold.
A specialist may consider prescribed medicines, recognised therapies and other clinically relevant approaches you have already tried. Useful detail includes the treatment name, dose or frequency, duration, benefit, side effects, why it ended and whether it was unsuitable for another reason.
There is no promise of suitability based on a simple number of medicines. The clinician considers the quality and relevance of the complete treatment history alongside diagnosis, records, current medicines and individual risks.
RISKS, LIMITATIONS AND SAFEGUARDS
Assessment is not approval.
A clinician may decide that no treatment, a different treatment or further investigation is more appropriate. Suitability can be affected by medical and psychiatric history, pregnancy or breastfeeding, current medicines, substance-use history, driving and work-safety considerations, and the balance of potential benefits and harms.
Do not stop prescribed treatment or use an unregulated product because of information on this page. Seek urgent help for severe or rapidly worsening symptoms, hallucinations, delusions, mania, or thoughts of harming yourself or someone else.