Health Boards
Sun-04-03-2018, 12:14 PM
Hi
I have been suffering from severe plaque Psoriasis and moderate Psoriasis Arthritis since 2004. After suffering through all kinds of treatments and few hospital stays in Germany (topical, various types of UVB and PUVA, Cyclosporine, methotrexate) by all kinds of dermatologists, finally a dermatologist prescribed Stelara in 2012 and I have been clear since then. I moved to Ireland from Germany in 2015 and the new Irish dermatologist continued the prescription based on the letter from my German dermatologist.
Now, I am likely to get a job in the UK and might move there. Can someone knowledgeable about the UK system help me understand how easy it is to get it prescribed in the UK? Do have to bring in my entire medical history from Germany and Ireland or is a letter from my current Irish dermatologist and the previous letter to him from the German dermatologist suffice? I may not have any private health insurance in the UK and would have to rely on the state system.
I have been suffering from severe plaque Psoriasis and moderate Psoriasis Arthritis since 2004. After suffering through all kinds of treatments and few hospital stays in Germany (topical, various types of UVB and PUVA, Cyclosporine, methotrexate) by all kinds of dermatologists, finally a dermatologist prescribed Stelara in 2012 and I have been clear since then. I moved to Ireland from Germany in 2015 and the new Irish dermatologist continued the prescription based on the letter from my German dermatologist.
Now, I am likely to get a job in the UK and might move there. Can someone knowledgeable about the UK system help me understand how easy it is to get it prescribed in the UK? Do have to bring in my entire medical history from Germany and Ireland or is a letter from my current Irish dermatologist and the previous letter to him from the German dermatologist suffice? I may not have any private health insurance in the UK and would have to rely on the state system.