Chelmsford.
We took our daughter for what we believed was an assessment. She had been suffering with severe mental health issues for years. She's only 11.
The appointment cost £350. It was almost an hour long. The Psychiatrist could barely be bothered to ask any questions past the generic ones.
She spoke to my daughter for 5 mins alone. She asked her two questions. It was mostly silence, I later heard from my daughter.
We left with a diagnosis of 'separation anxiety ' and a prescription for melatonin, which I myself suggested! £15 for the paper and when reordered I ended up paying over £50 for the tablets for 4 week supply plus the £15 for the prescription. (If she had just sent me the prescription, it would have cost me £15 )
Carried on going through absolute hell with my daughter, to then be told about 'the right to choose ' well! That was the most amazing, thorough experience. They went so deep into her history and completed so many interviews with both of us. As it should be.
We came out of that with an Austism diagnosis.
Svar fra Priory