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Review appointments with the consultant — every 3–4 weeks while your treatment is being established, then at longer intervals once it is stable.
A follow-up is a review with your consultant: how you are getting on, what has changed, and what to adjust. We go through your symptoms and how they are affecting work, study and relationships; anything you have noticed since the last review; your physical observations; and whether the current plan is still the right one.
While your treatment is being established, so it can be adjusted based on how you actually respond.
Longer intervals once the right approach is settled and holding.
Blood pressure, pulse, height and weight — after every change, and roughly every three months when stable.
Once you have been stable for at least four weeks, routine prescribing can move to your GP.
A home blood-pressure monitor is inexpensive and makes this much easier between appointments.
Once you are stable and no change is due, a repeat prescription can be issued without a full review appointment.
The better long-term route is a Shared Care Agreement, where your GP takes on routine prescribing and we remain responsible for specialist review. We make no charge for arranging one. Some practices decline shared care, so ask yours early — we are happy to speak to them directly.
Adults
A review appointment with the consultant while your treatment is being established, and at regular intervals once it is stable.
£225
20 min
Adults
Issued once your treatment is stable and no dose change is due.
£85
per prescription
No. NICE NG87 sets out both psychological and medical routes for adults, and which you take is your decision, made with the consultant. Many people choose to combine them.
Every 3–4 weeks while your treatment is being established, then every 3–4 months once it is stable, with a specialist review every six months.
Usually, yes. Once you have been stable for at least four weeks we can offer a Shared Care Agreement, where your GP takes on routine prescribing and we stay responsible for specialist review. We make no charge for arranging one, but some practices decline shared care — it is worth asking yours early.
Your blood pressure and pulse after every dose change and roughly every three months once stable, along with height and weight, how well the current approach is working, and anything else that has changed.
Get in touch and we will find you a time.
