[senco-forum] APD testing

The boy I know has now been referred by the gp to the local audiology
dept next week - mum hopes they are more up to speed than last year,
when she was told he has no hearing problems - have all audioogy depts
been made aware of apd?
Cheers
Judith

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Clare North
Sent: 02 July 2006 11:23
To: 'Amanda'; Olanys at aol.com; senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk
Subject: RE: [senco-forum] APD testing - GP referrals

Just a warning to all- GPs cannot usually refer directly to Great Ormond
Street (according to my GP husband).  All PCTs have pre-arranged
contracts with local providers and are not easily able to refer people
to places that aren't on their list. Great Ormond Street can apparently
only be accessed through consultants at your local hospital so your GP
would have to refer to the local paediatrician / ENT consultant who
would then see the patient and refer on to GOSH if he/she felt that they
were unable to offer the service themselves. It would probably be useful
to find out whether Dr Sirimanna accepts referrals through
paediatricians or through ENT consultants (or both) - just to ensure
that the person gets referred to the right specialty in the first place.
We were lucky in having a local consultant paediatrician as the school
doctor for the children in the SLU so you might consider a referral
through the community paediatrician if you have easy access (for
example, if your child is already in a special unit or school). 

Clare

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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Amanda
Sent: 02 July 2006 10:23
To: Olanys at aol.com; senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk
Subject: Re: [senco-forum] APD testing

Hi Aly

  Does this mean that any GP anywhere in England can refer to GOSH?

  Amanda

Olanys at aol.com wrote:
  Hi Mary,

This post referred to APD testing at Great Ormond Street Hospital -GOSH-
only

"Do you mean referrals for possible APD?"

Yes.

" Who makes the referral - a GP?"
Yes -to Dr Tony Sirimanna at Great Ormond Street Hospital -GOSH.

"And who does the testing? NHS audiologists? "

Yes- ones who have been trained in using the new tests.

"Does that mean, as implied, that all are now trained and qualified to
do 
this?"

No, not all, but the ones at GOSH have been .

As I said in a previous post, we will be compiling a list of all
appropriate 
professionals and other test centres as soon as we can collate them. 

My point was that nobody will be refused testing there and the waiting
list 
is only 13 weeks so previous posts of people being told "there is no
chance 
of being assessed yet as there are too many requests" is a little over 
exaggerated; all they have to do is ask to be put on the waiting list.

Best wishes,
Aly

Chair Auditory Processing Disorder in the UK/APDUK
www.lacewingmultimedia.com/APD.htm 
www.apduk.org

Amanda
Secondary SENCO
Cornwall