Quote Originally Posted by rose View Post
I am pretty sure when I signed up with my private psychiatrist that I had to say who she was allowed to share information with. Check with the psychiatrist. However, I needed my GP to write a referral letter so I could see a private psychiatrist. If your psychiatrist issues a private prescription for your medication, you will have to pay full price for the meds. Are you prepared to meet the costs?
That's interesting. I potentially could lose a fair bit both in financial terms and enjoyment-of-life terms if my current depressive episode is logged with my NHS GP. I would be willing to pay a reasonable amount for it not to happen.

Thank you for taking the time to reply.