[Discussion] private prescription is doing more work than we give it credit for
private prescription is doing more work than we give it credit for, which sounds obvious until you try to state the evidence for it. In England, specialist weight management services are commissioned locally, so eligibility criteria and waiting times differ by ICB. There is no single national threshold to quote.…
Two years and four months on a tier 3 list. Referral date and every letter kept, which turned out to matter when the service reorganised.
Yes — four nations, four pathways, and threads that ignore that give people the wrong answer confidently.
This. The monthly pricing tracker is the most useful thing on this board and it works because nobody is allowed to link anything.
ask the pharmacy for the price list, not the headline offer
the ICB decides the threshold and they are not the same across England
the ICB decides the threshold and they are not the same across England
This is why national advice does not work here. It is commissioned locally and it varies.
Is this a discharge back to the GP, or a discontinuation?
This.
Adding the practical bit — ask what happens at discharge before you start, not after.