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Written by a NHS patient at Avondale Unit
26th March 2024


I'm incredibly grateful to Dr Belderbos for agreeing to see me, I wasn't an easy patient, nor was it easy to receive my diagnosis, but I can only confirm what the other reviews have said; he is incredibly kind, someone who cares deeply about his patients - he was late because someone needed him more (not his words, just my opinion!) yet he still impressed upon me how sorry he was, even when I told him to not worry about it! Helpful, kind, supportive and patient. If you've got an appointment to see him and are a bit worried, please don't be.

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Written by a NHS patient at Westfield Day Hospital
6th November 2023


This guy made me make sense of myself. Empathic l? Understatement. He went through my feelings with me. True gentleman, true hero. Thank you to him I found myself

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Written by a patient at Westfield Day Hospital
5th November 2019


Having been under another psychiatrist previously and having worked with numerous people in the CMHTs in Preston, Dr. Belderbos is easily the most approachable, professional and empathetic doctor in the area. He took time to listen to me, would often say 'I'm sorry to hear that' when I spoke of my problems and had a genuine interest to help. His holistic socio-biological approach to mental health is refreshing when doctors in the field often focus on medicinal/pharmaceutical aspects, and although medication was recommended to me, he put emphasis on diet, walks in the park, exercise, vitamins and Omega-3 and 6. He explained the brain and frontal lobes through diagrams. When I was in need of another appointment his team were more than happy to fit me in without having to go through my GP and I had to wait only three months roughly. I feel that he had my best interests at heart and is somebody I could trust. He is not judgemental or patronising and doesn't have the air of a typical consultant. I am glad to have been seen by him.

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Written by a patient at Westfield Day Hospital
28th June 2019


The Best Doctor I have seen in my long struggle with multiple problems. Really listens and puts other practitioners to shame. Thank You.

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Written by a patient at Westfield Day Hospital
17th April 2018


After almost 11 years of sporadic involvement as a patient with the Lancashire NHS Mental Health Service, Dr Simon Belderbos was the first and only clinician to actually listen to what I had to say. He was attentive, empathetic, totally professional, non-condescending, informative and easy to chat to. That is what our 3 meetings felt like, a friendly chat rather than a psychiatric evaluation. His attentiveness was evident in the letters he sent stating what we had discussed. He quoted information I had mentioned casually, not thinking it was relevant or that he would recall what I thought were trivial snippets of information about my daily life and struggles. If psychiatry was an Olympic Sport, he would certainly win Gold and if psychiatry was a category at the American Academy Awards, he would most certainly win the Oscar. Sadly my appointment with Dr Belderbos were for him to ascertain which area of the Mental Health Service would "suit me" the best. Having been involved with the service many, many times, his referral, I believe he thought was the best for my issues, was not required, I had been "down that road" on more than one occasion and it hadn't worked for me. So I declined engaging yet again with a service that hadn't worked for me 3 or 4 times previously. Dr Belderbos in one word:- AMAZING!

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