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Dr Richard Duffett 2022-11-01 Person 5 5 0

I would and have recommended Dr Duffett to a couple of different individuals going through the same experience as me a little later on in life. Dr Duffett was very thorough with me asked a lot of questions some of which I didn't see relevant at the time but once time went on I could see how they were. He was very patient with me and was empathetic when I opened up to him about traumatic life events and mental health breakdowns due to being diagnosed with bipolar when I was 17. After my adult ADHD assessment with Dr Duffett he recommended me some medication and what I liked about this was not only was it my decision but he gave me options and made me feel included in my treatment rather than being forceful with his opinion and diagnosis as I have previously found the NHS psychiatrist to treat me like I had no option. Once I had made my decision about medication Dr Duffett kept in regular contact with me and made sure I was gaining positive experiences from it and I was also posted a blood pressure machine to monitor my blood pressure which I found so helpful. Dr Duffett has been amazing with writing letters to my GP asking for shared care as he understood that prescriptions was rather expensive and so once he felt everything was stable he managed to get my GP to prescribe my medikinet so I don’t have to pay, the only payment I make is my monthly prepayment certificate. I can honestly say Dr Duffett has changed my life I have managed to go back to work and get on with normal life changes without crumbling. I can’t thank him enough for being so caring and understanding so please if you are thinking about having an ADHD assessment and your worried about not being taken seriously because your an adult and have been told previously that “you have got this far in life I’m sure you can carry on” just put your trust and faith into this lovely Psychiatrist as he may just change your life like he did mine.