janeyf
Member
Thanks for your input guys. Unfortunately my PCT don't follow the NICE guidelines they've made up their own !!
I rang my docs secretary today (which was a job and a half getting hold of her) to ask if I could have a copy of my very first referral letter done by the GP. Low and bloody behold - the idiot has not mentioned the word "surgery" once. He just says tham I am desperate to lose weight and lists the slimming clubs/drugs ect and asks for their input
???? I could give them piggin diet advice. I had spent hours and hours on the internet researching surgery - what a total pillock.
I have made a double appointment with another doctor who is really nice so I'll see if he can do better (can't do any worse surely). He's got to do a letter to the EUR for me.
I also rang PALS who gave me the number of a lady who deals with commissioning to get her advice. She was very nice and asked me to send her a copy of my appeal to put it with the docs when he does his. I kept trying to impress on her that if I'd had funding requested in very early 2010, I would have easily been within the criteria but with that idiot referring me, now I know why.
I am so worried now that this will go against me. She also asked me if I definitely fit the criteria in 2009 as they didn't follow NICE guidelines then. I said absolutely yes - then afterwards I started questionning myself. What if I was wong. I am sure I wasn't but I don't know for sure and I can't find anything on the net that gives the commissioning criteria for Stockport prior to March 2010. Sod it all, its all going to go pear shape I just know it.
Thanks anyway you loveley people
Jane x
I rang my docs secretary today (which was a job and a half getting hold of her) to ask if I could have a copy of my very first referral letter done by the GP. Low and bloody behold - the idiot has not mentioned the word "surgery" once. He just says tham I am desperate to lose weight and lists the slimming clubs/drugs ect and asks for their input
I have made a double appointment with another doctor who is really nice so I'll see if he can do better (can't do any worse surely). He's got to do a letter to the EUR for me.
I also rang PALS who gave me the number of a lady who deals with commissioning to get her advice. She was very nice and asked me to send her a copy of my appeal to put it with the docs when he does his. I kept trying to impress on her that if I'd had funding requested in very early 2010, I would have easily been within the criteria but with that idiot referring me, now I know why.
I am so worried now that this will go against me. She also asked me if I definitely fit the criteria in 2009 as they didn't follow NICE guidelines then. I said absolutely yes - then afterwards I started questionning myself. What if I was wong. I am sure I wasn't but I don't know for sure and I can't find anything on the net that gives the commissioning criteria for Stockport prior to March 2010. Sod it all, its all going to go pear shape I just know it.
Thanks anyway you loveley people
Jane x