Posted by Jakeman on June 8, 2005, at 19:29:29
In reply to Re: My new (4th) pdoc-Mr Scott, posted by Tom Twilight on June 8, 2005, at 4:18:22
> > England sounds weird regarding mental health
>
> Its is!
>
> > Forgive my lack of knowledge, but is it hard to find cutting edge psychopharmacologists? Do you just get told who your doctor is or something?
>
> Yes unfortunatly
> There's a strange idea in the UK that a public health system is fairer than a private one.
> This means in practise that you get refered to an NHS (National Health Service) Pdoc by your GP, you don't have much choice as to which Pdoc you get refered to.
>
> There are some great Pdocs working on the NHS, but there are also some terrible ones, its just down to luck wether you get a good one or not.
>I guess US has the flip-side. If you have a good private insurance plan you can shop around and hopefully find a good one. If you're uninsured, as many people are, you most likely will do without.
best regards ~Jake
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