Initial Consultation

Service Description

An initial consultation is to discuss your individual circumstances with our clinicians. This will ensure that we have the clearest understanding of your child’s needs, your child’s symptoms, when and where they occur, and how they affect daily life. They will also ask about treatment goals, family history, current mental health, and any relevant medical conditions. The clinician will then talk you through any recommended treatment options, how the medication works, possible side effects, and the importance of regular monitoring. Medication may not be prescribed at this first appointment. Safety is always our priority, and ensuring safe, effective care is essential. If medication cannot be started straight away, your clinician will explain the next steps and support you and your child to move things forward as soon as possible. However, if we can write a prescription, it can be done at this appointment. The clinician will also explore whether non-medication approaches might be helpful for your child. This will take approximately 1 hour, and will take place online. Payment is made when booking. Debit and credit Cards Cards, Apple Pay and Google pay and Klana Accepted. Before we can offer this consultation, we need some information. We need your child’s height, weight, blood pressure and pulse, plus a cardiac assessment where a clinician listens to the heart for murmurs and the lungs for signs of fluid. This will need to be completed via a healthcare professional, such as your GP.  A copy of your child’s Summary Care Record. This is just a print out from your GP practice that a receptionist can do for you. You don't need an appointment for this. A referral to cardiology for their opinion, if any of the following apply: A history of congenital heart disease or previous cardiac surgery A history of sudden death in a first-degree relative under 40 years suggesting a cardiac disease Shortness of breath on exertion compared with peers Fainting on exertion or in response to fright or noise Palpitations that are rapid, regular and start and stop suddenly (fleeting occasional bumps are usually ectopic and do not need investigation)  Chest pain suggesting cardiac origin Signs of heart failure A murmur heard on cardiac examination