Private neurologist appointment

Veloce

Hi there,

My GP has referred me to a consultant neurologist going via the private route for an issue that I've been having for the past few months. While we don't think it is considered 'urgent' in the medical sense it is hugely disruptive to my daily life / work etc.

Anyway I received an appointment from the consultant neurologist for 6 months time in 2022. I just don't know how I'll manage that long without being seen/treated.

I'm just wondering what other options I have here? Could I for example travel abroad and see a private neurologist in the UK/Europe sooner? And potentially be treated that way.

Any advice much appreciated.

Thanks

Zzippy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058222220/private-neurologist-appointment

You could ask your GP for an alternative referral? Maybe ring a few private neuros and ask how long their waiting list is, get the shortest and ask your GP for a referral to them?

brettmirl

Am in the same boat to be honest.

My GP set me for a referral, and the earliest appointment was end of July 2022. This is off the back of an incident that happened on Sept 1st.

So was referred to a different one, marked as urgent, and the date came back for May 2022. Not am on the cancellation list, but not holding my breath.

bureau2009

Is attending a consultant in, say, Belfast an option?

Strumms

This article is very succinctly shining a light as to the absolute toxic mess that is neurology in the public health system here…

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40243466.html

if experiences in my family mirror yours…. after waiting a year for an appointment… consultant had no resources to help…..funding for the NRH or Doolaghs Park wasn’t forthcoming… then the rehabilitation specialist said he had no available help… he was advised that hydrotherapy could be of benefit as the patient had procured that privately but said consultant… was not aware even that there was a hydrotherapy pool in the hospital where he worked..as ‘ physical rehabilitation specialist ‘ if I ever see that useless cünt again he’ll end up requiring that facility himself..

the whole concept of rehabilitative care and rehabilitation is severely underfunded…. Neurology issues the majority of rehabilitative interventions are only attainable via the use of ‘intensive’ treatments….plus regular reviews / consultations / scans and tests… MRI, nerve conduction and so on..

you’ll be waiting one year to see a consultant and in our case a similar duration for a scan… eventually when they finally in the Mater agreed they fûcked up as in not processing the request for the scan the patient was sent to a private facility, Charter Medical in Smithfield….

so the legacy of the Mater neurology/rehabilitation team….

1) unaware what rehabilitative treatments to prescribe.

2) unaware as to what rehabilitative treatments are available in the hospital they work in. Had to be told by the patient.

3) appointments for scans THEY say THEY require are not made…we thought letter got lost, no, just no appointment made.. TWICE !

4) consultations limited to conversations “ ehhh keep it up you are doing very well “… “ ehhh what more can we do for you ? “ well you are doing nada….so SOMETHING would be a start…

problem with going abroad…. If treatment/procedures are required what then ? They won’t be doing them… so back to square one.