Health Boards
Fri-27-02-2015, 08:16 AM
First off there is No recommended treatment. What works for some may not work for others, and if you are going to be treated under the NHS there is a protocol you will have to follow. This usually means starting with creams, then light treatment, followed by pills, and finally Bio injections.
Second like Jim said Demand an appointment with a dermatologist, you have the right to do this and the sooner you do the sooner they can find something that will help. Your GPs are talking utter rubbish and are incompetent, so whilst your at it get yourself s new GP too, it will be worth travelling to the next town to find a good one.
Third read through these articles, print them off and take with you to you new GP when asking for a referel to a dermatologist and tell him/her you have been let down.
NICE Quality Standards for Psoriasis
NICE issues new guidance for GPs treating psoriasis
Over the counter products are not going to help for long, and neither is a GP even a good one.
You need a dermatologist to be able to start on the protocol, there is no fast track, and the sooner you start the better.
Second like Jim said Demand an appointment with a dermatologist, you have the right to do this and the sooner you do the sooner they can find something that will help. Your GPs are talking utter rubbish and are incompetent, so whilst your at it get yourself s new GP too, it will be worth travelling to the next town to find a good one.
Third read through these articles, print them off and take with you to you new GP when asking for a referel to a dermatologist and tell him/her you have been let down.
NICE Quality Standards for Psoriasis
NICE issues new guidance for GPs treating psoriasis
Over the counter products are not going to help for long, and neither is a GP even a good one.
You need a dermatologist to be able to start on the protocol, there is no fast track, and the sooner you start the better.