Heathcare access with preexisting conditions
Sep 30th 2022, 4:27 pm
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Heathcare access with preexisting conditions
Hi, I am wondering about getting appointments for preexisting conditions.We can take 3 month worth of medications back and register with a GP but what about hospital appointments? Any experience? would we go to the back of the wait list or be seen fairly soon. The answer is probably dependent on where we move to but we would need cardiac fairly urgently.
Sep 30th 2022, 5:20 pm
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Re: Heathcare access with preexisting conditions
My understanding (others can correct me as necessary):
1. You'd be treated, including pre-existing conditions, according to need rather than go to the back of the queue. There can be a postcode (i.e. location) lottery, as waiting lists are longer in some locations than others. You'd hope that urgent treatment would be available promptly.
2. If you're non-resident, you should pay for any treatment.
https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/visi...g-from-abroad/
3. If you move back to the UK permanently, you're resident from day 1.
To register with a GP, you'll need proof of identity (e.g. passport) and proof of address. In there is a delay registering, there are walk-in medical centres offering GP services.
1. You'd be treated, including pre-existing conditions, according to need rather than go to the back of the queue. There can be a postcode (i.e. location) lottery, as waiting lists are longer in some locations than others. You'd hope that urgent treatment would be available promptly.
2. If you're non-resident, you should pay for any treatment.
https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/visi...g-from-abroad/
3. If you move back to the UK permanently, you're resident from day 1.
To register with a GP, you'll need proof of identity (e.g. passport) and proof of address. In there is a delay registering, there are walk-in medical centres offering GP services.
Oct 1st 2022, 1:39 am
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Re: Heathcare access with preexisting conditions
My understanding (others can correct me as necessary):
1. You'd be treated, including pre-existing conditions, according to need rather than go to the back of the queue. There can be a postcode (i.e. location) lottery, as waiting lists are longer in some locations than others. You'd hope that urgent treatment would be available promptly.
2. If you're non-resident, you should pay for any treatment.
https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/visi...g-from-abroad/
3. If you move back to the UK permanently, you're resident from day 1.
To register with a GP, you'll need proof of identity (e.g. passport) and proof of address. In there is a delay registering, there are walk-in medical centres offering GP services.
1. You'd be treated, including pre-existing conditions, according to need rather than go to the back of the queue. There can be a postcode (i.e. location) lottery, as waiting lists are longer in some locations than others. You'd hope that urgent treatment would be available promptly.
2. If you're non-resident, you should pay for any treatment.
https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/visi...g-from-abroad/
3. If you move back to the UK permanently, you're resident from day 1.
To register with a GP, you'll need proof of identity (e.g. passport) and proof of address. In there is a delay registering, there are walk-in medical centres offering GP services.
Oct 1st 2022, 7:09 am
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Re: Heathcare access with preexisting conditions
Hi, I am wondering about getting appointments for preexisting conditions.We can take 3 month worth of medications back and register with a GP but what about hospital appointments? Any experience? would we go to the back of the wait list or be seen fairly soon. The answer is probably dependent on where we move to but we would need cardiac fairly urgently.
We arrived back end of January 2017 and in the December before, I had my last appointment with my cardiologist in the USA. I have paroxysmal Afib and episodes made me feel dizzy, heart rate elevated during the episodes but below 100bpm. I registered with a GP, made an appointment and brought in my prescription and paper copies of my records. The doctor immediately issued a repeat prescription and referred me to the arrhythmia clinic at the local hospital. Long story short, 20 months later I had a heart ablation and have been fine ever since.
Oct 1st 2022, 3:09 pm
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Re: Heathcare access with preexisting conditions
This is my experience but as stated above it will depend on the particular NHS Trust’s waiting list and the severity of your condition. My experience was also pre-Covid.
We arrived back end of January 2017 and in the December before, I had my last appointment with my cardiologist in the USA. I have paroxysmal Afib and episodes made me feel dizzy, heart rate elevated during the episodes but below 100bpm. I registered with a GP, made an appointment and brought in my prescription and paper copies of my records. The doctor immediately issued a repeat prescription and referred me to the arrhythmia clinic at the local hospital. Long story short, 20 months later I had a heart ablation and have been fine ever since.
We arrived back end of January 2017 and in the December before, I had my last appointment with my cardiologist in the USA. I have paroxysmal Afib and episodes made me feel dizzy, heart rate elevated during the episodes but below 100bpm. I registered with a GP, made an appointment and brought in my prescription and paper copies of my records. The doctor immediately issued a repeat prescription and referred me to the arrhythmia clinic at the local hospital. Long story short, 20 months later I had a heart ablation and have been fine ever since.
Oct 1st 2022, 6:28 pm
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Re: Heathcare access with preexisting conditions
Thats exactly what my husband has. He had a successful cryoablation in December but it seems to have come back early, apparently it always comes back, may be a few months may be decades. Anyway he's on evil blood thinners and had a stroke three weeks ago. He recovered well, can now walk and talk, but this is what has prompted him to want to go back.
Best wishes to your husband and yourself.
