Allow enough time
The real concern comes last.
The thing mentioned at the door
Usually standing up, usually prefaced with it is probably nothing.
How we work
Time is a clinical instrument
The complaint a patient most needs to raise is frequently the last thing they say, on the way out, framed as unimportant. A short appointment guarantees it stays unsaid, and no amount of clinical skill compensates for not having heard it.
Results deserve the same time. A borderline figure emailed without context generates fear or false reassurance in roughly equal measure, and screening reliably turns up incidental findings that then need following up. Explaining that before testing is part of deciding whether to test.
And a private practice should be honest about its own limits. Some things belong with the NHS, some need a specialist, and some need investigating rather than consulting. Saying so costs an appointment fee and is the entire basis for being trusted with the next one.
Our principles
Three beliefs behind the method
Explain results in person
Not by email, without context.
Route honestly
Including away from us.
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