Can the NHS force me to take treatments.
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I have a very rare skin disease and have tried treatments but unfortunately the do little to improve with massive side effects, ended up loosing a job over it (they are chemo drugs just lower dosage)
Basically the hospital won't let me stop seeing them and my gp refers back to them so i'm in this loop where i can't withdrawal without being tied to the hospital, which seems unfair as it is my life.
I don't want to keep cancelling appointments, ive written to them to refer back to GP but they just ignore it.
Basically the hospital won't let me stop seeing them and my gp refers back to them so i'm in this loop where i can't withdrawal without being tied to the hospital, which seems unfair as it is my life.
I don't want to keep cancelling appointments, ive written to them to refer back to GP but they just ignore it.
The only time doctors can force treatment on you is if they deem (legally), under the mental capacity act, that you, effectively, don't have the capacity to understand or appreciate the consequences of withdrawing treatment.
So in short, because you're not talking to dragons coming out of the moon, yes, they cannot force you to be treated.
So in short, because you're not talking to dragons coming out of the moon, yes, they cannot force you to be treated.
what the unicorn says is correct.
However refusing the type of treatment they offer means you might end up with no treatment at all as they can be picky as what they offer you depending on what the NHS has authorised as well as postcode lottery, specialists preference etc.
Your best bet might be to seek a professional second opinion for an alternative treatment - assuming there is one available on the NHS. They might listen then.
However refusing the type of treatment they offer means you might end up with no treatment at all as they can be picky as what they offer you depending on what the NHS has authorised as well as postcode lottery, specialists preference etc.
Your best bet might be to seek a professional second opinion for an alternative treatment - assuming there is one available on the NHS. They might listen then.
Thesprucegoose said:
maybe force is the wrong word, it just seems i can't op out i.e they keep making appointments and won't allow me to not book one.
Just DNA twice and your care will stop with the consultant quite quickly after that. You will then require re-referral from your GP if you require further specialist treatment.What is it that you actually want to happen?
Stop taking medication altogether or be switched onto different therapy? There is a NICE treatment pathway for conditions such as psoriasis so its likely that the consultant is sticking to that. However there are now a lot more therapies available which may be available depending on your condition and its severity
If you are getting side effects, there is a general ‘Yellow Card’ app, whereby you can report these side effects.
https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/
As others have said, you can refuse treatment.
Also, on what grounds did you lose your job? If you feel you have a disability, and they have not made reasonable adjustments, they may be in contravention of the Equality Act.
https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/
As others have said, you can refuse treatment.
Also, on what grounds did you lose your job? If you feel you have a disability, and they have not made reasonable adjustments, they may be in contravention of the Equality Act.
Have you been seeing the same specialist all the time?
You have the right to choose where you have the treatment so maybe another consultant in another area/city/hospital may offer more suitable treatment.
The NHS don't really like you doing this because your own CCG gets billed by the CCG treating you and it complicate things and costs more but they can't refuse.
You have the right to choose where you have the treatment so maybe another consultant in another area/city/hospital may offer more suitable treatment.
The NHS don't really like you doing this because your own CCG gets billed by the CCG treating you and it complicate things and costs more but they can't refuse.
Thesprucegoose said:
I have a very rare skin disease and have tried treatments but unfortunately the do little to improve with massive side effects, ended up loosing a job over it (they are chemo drugs just lower dosage)
Basically the hospital won't let me stop seeing them and my gp refers back to them so i'm in this loop where i can't withdrawal without being tied to the hospital, which seems unfair as it is my life.
I don't want to keep cancelling appointments, ive written to them to refer back to GP but they just ignore it.
I'm guessing it's something like methotrexate which is not a nice drug, especially if it's not working. That said, it's not one that one would stop without medical supervision. Were I in your position I'd get my GP to refer me to somewhere like Guys. They have a big dept. Good luck.Basically the hospital won't let me stop seeing them and my gp refers back to them so i'm in this loop where i can't withdrawal without being tied to the hospital, which seems unfair as it is my life.
I don't want to keep cancelling appointments, ive written to them to refer back to GP but they just ignore it.
GreatGranny said:
Have you been seeing the same specialist all the time?
You have the right to choose where you have the treatment so maybe another consultant in another area/city/hospital may offer more suitable treatment.
The NHS don't really like you doing this because your own CCG gets billed by the CCG treating you and it complicate things and costs more but they can't refuse.
You are not treated by a Clinical Commissioning Group, the CCGs are the ones who hold the purse strings. They buy services from service providers, e.g. hospitals.You have the right to choose where you have the treatment so maybe another consultant in another area/city/hospital may offer more suitable treatment.
The NHS don't really like you doing this because your own CCG gets billed by the CCG treating you and it complicate things and costs more but they can't refuse.
A GP (within a CCG) may offer treatment via the NHS or a private hospital. The GP’s CCG will pay from their NHS budget.
https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/who-commi...
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