Dr Alan Hakim 2017-01-16 Person 5 5 0

My Daughter and I both attended for Consultation. We have a number of conditions and the care we have received over the years has been of varying quality. Some has been outrageously poor . Latterly in my career I worked in Advocacy so I can thoroughly appreciate Dr. Hakim's communication skills and candid yet tactful approach. My Daughter has been treated dismissively sometimes as she is only 25 and probably looks reasonably well at first glance. She finds it very hard to speak about her difficulties and it is very easy for a Doctor to lose her trust or offend her. She came away saying what a 'good guy' Dr. Hakim is. We are still relatively inexperienced in our dealings with Dr. Hakim and we are both cautious by nature. In the past Consultants have promised us the earth and then rapidly distanced themselves when they realised there was not going to be an immediate effortless recovery. I do not believe Dr. Hakim will be one of these. He was spoken of very highly by another very respected Consultant whose opinion we value. Travelling to London was very difficult for us but totally worth it. In the area where I live many local Consultants with far less compelling qualifications are charging the same fees whilst being far less diligent. He certainly validated my Daughter, which is important to me as a Mum. My own matters are more complex as for me in many areas the 'damage has been done' but by listening, caring and taking a realistic approach I believe Dr. Hakim has already helped me to move on as I was seriously wondering how much longer I could cope for. Not many Doctors could have helped in this way at any price. Next step is to persuade my Son to attend!