Chicken pox is currently “doing the rounds” locally. It’s a useful time to share some self care tips about how to manage the symptoms at home as most children with chicken pox don’t need to see a GP. ⏺️ encourage your child to drink plenty of fluids - try ice lollies if your child is not drinking ⏺️ give paracetamol to help with any pain and discomfort - avoid ibuprofen ⏺️ use cooling creams or gels from a pharmacy ⏺️ speak to a pharmacist about using antihistamine medicine to help itching ⏺️ bathe in cool water and pat the skin dry (do not rub) If your child has chickenpox, they will need to stay off school/nursery until all the spots have formed a scab. This is usually 5 days after the spots first appeared. For further advice see the NHS website or contact NHS111. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chickenpox/
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ADHD referrals
ADHD referrals
Adults (aged 18+) requesting NHS referral will be asked to complete an online form called the DoItProfiler. This goes through a series of questions to help determine if you might have ADHD and what support you might benefit from
Parents and carers of children aged 5+ can self refer to children’s mental health services (CAMHS) by phone 0300 013 4778 or email tewv.northyorkshirecamhsreferrals@nhs.net
For more information about the referral process click here to see York Send website or visit the TEWV CAMHS website.
Right to Choose
Many patients/parents come to us to ask about the Right to Choose (RtC) process, particularly around ADHD referrals due to very long waiting lists in York. Patients can use this pathway if they fulfil local criteria for an NHS referral to the ADHD clinic and would like to choose a different provider.
Not all RtC providers are able to offer a full assessment and initiation and ongoing prescribing of medications. If you opt to use a RtC provider rather than the local NHS service, we will not be able to take over prescribing of any specialist medication on a private shared care bases. We are happy to refer you on to adult or child mental health services locally to see if they can continue or commence specialist medication (there may be long waits for this).
ADHD UK lists the approved providers, their waiting list and whether medication will be prescribed. We are not able to recommend specific, private RtC providers.
