Psychiatry assessment & review
Psychiatry assessment & review
Psychiatry ADHD Service for children and young people: Psychiatry assessment, £400
An online assessment appointment for parents to talk through current situation relating to ADHD. Children are encouraged to be part of the appointment whilst young people, especially if above 16, should be part of the initial appointment and follow ups.
The appointment usually lasts 45 minutes, although children will not need to attend the full session.
A letter detailing your child’s suggested medication plan will be written to your GP. As part of the plan, an ECG may be requested as well as the monitoring of the child/young person weight, height, blood pressure and pulse. If medication is agreed as next steps, a prescription will be sent to you via recorded post.
As part of the monitor, we may ask for your child’s, weight, height, blood pressure and pulse at each stage of the process and record it, it is the parent Medication Guide 4 responsibility to keep a record of this and share it with the team and the doctor via email so that we have it on record.
Establishing the correct dose will depend on your child's response to the medication, whether they develop any side effects and on the individual sensitivity to medication. The medication will be started in small dose using the principle of minimum effective dose strategy, which is the minimum dose with “acceptable” improvement and minimal side effects is achieved.
Our Psychiatry ADHD Service for children and young people: Psychiatry review, £200
It’s important your child is carefully monitored during the initial stages of ‘titration’ (when the medication is started until the dose is stabilised). The frequency of the appointments may depend on your child's response to the medication and on whether your child develops side effects. Once an effective dose is achieved, the frequency of the appointment may not be as regular as when the medication is initially started.
Annual reviews, once your child is stable on a medication, it is important that your child receives physical checks (height, weight, blood pressure and heart rate) at least once a year (every 6 months is more common).
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CONTACT US:
Phone number
07548 835062 or 07548 835061
Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm