Consultation

Initial Consultation (New-Patient Consultation)

This is likely to last about 45 minutes.

Follow-up Consultation (If Required)

This is defined as a consultation taking place less than one calendar year following the previous appointment with me and likely to last 20-30 minutes

Fees

**Harley street fees are higher, please see the Harley Street website

Other Fees

Following your consultation, you are likely to need certain tests (such as blood tests or imaging, for example an X-ray, MRI or CT scan) to help diagnose your condition. You may also be recommended further treatment. If a test or treatment is undertaken by the clinic or hospital, the fees will be determined by the clinic or hospital and charged to you, or your private medical insurer, separately. At the time of this document, the only fees which I personally charge, are as follows:

*depending on dose and requirement for EMG-guidance

Prescription Costs

Pharmacies themselves charge a mark-up on the actual cost of any medication I prescribe. Sometimes however, with cheaper drugs, the cost of a private prescription can still be cheaper than an NHS prescription. I only charge for repeat prescriptions outside of the context of a consultation.

Payment of Fees

Ideally, consultation fees should be settled before your consultation. If you have provided full insurance details and authorisation codes, then it may be possible for us to submit an invoice directly to your health insurer.

It is a condition of accepting your appointment with me, that you agree to the consultation fees and that it is you, as the patient, who is personally responsible (rather than your private health insurer), for paying the full cost of your consultation fees.

Private Medical Insurance

If you have private medical insurance, then please contact your insurer before your consultation, to check the terms of your policy, particularly the level and type of outpatient cover you have, including any reimbursement limits on individual consultation fees. You should always obtain pre-authorisation from your insurer for both new and follow-up appointments and for any treatment.

Private health insurance companies may not cover the full cost of a consultation, so it is your responsibility to make sure that you are aware of the fees and any shortfall in what your insurer will cover (see below). You are responsible for paying any shortfall that your private medical insurance does not cover. Sleep Medicine is often not fully covered by private medical insurance companies.

Recognition by Health Insurers

I have been recognised by all the principal private health insurance companies since 1998 and I am currently recognised by the following private medical insurers: BUPA, BUPA Global, AXA PPP, WPA, Vitality, Cigna, Aviva, L&G, Westfield Health, Health-On-Line, Exeter Friendly, The Exeter, Vitality Health, National Friendly, Healix, General & Medical and Benenden.

Healthcare Information Sharing

Unless you specifically ask me not to, I will routinely write to your GP and to any other doctors involved in the care of the condition(s) for which you consulted me.

If other doctors, pharmacists, nurses and other healthcare staff or social care staff or organisations, providing you with care relevant to the condition(s) for which you consulted me, ask me, then I will share relevant information from your medical record with them, unless you specifically ask me not to.

For more information, please see full GDPR Privacy Notice.