Initial GP or NP appointment

If you are presenting without an existing ADHD assessment from a psychologist or psychiatrist, your first step will be to have a consultation with a GP or Nurse Practitioner. You will be referred to an external practitioner who is able to conduct an assessment with you, resulting in an in-depth written report.

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Reviewing the report

You will either submit your pre-existing report from an external practitioner to our admin team to validate authenticity (patient.admin@qmc.co.nz) or, if referred by QMC for the external assessment, the report will be sent back to the referring GP or Nurse Practitioner.

Once we have the report, we are able to organise a 30 minute consultation with one of our ADHD special interest GPs. This first consultation does not require the patient to be present. Some assessment reports can be more than 20 pages long and contain complex, detailed information and history for the patient.

Charging information: As this is not a subsidised or funded consultation (even for enrolled patients), the charge for the GP to review the report will be based on a 30 minute casual patient rate - or, if the patient is a visitor to NZ, this will be charged at the visitor rate.

If QMC admin team is required to validate the authenticity of a pre-existing assessment report, there will be an initial fee of $20.

Please see our fees page to refer to 30 minute consultation rates.

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Nurse Appointment

Once the ADHD special interest GP has reviewed the report, we will get in touch with you to make an appointment with the nurse. This is a 30-minute appointment and will entail taking an ECG reading as well as a cardiovascular check. This appointment is a pre-requisite to being prescribed any ADHD medication.

Charging information: If you are enrolled, this appointment can be charged at your regular enrolled rate for a 30-minute nurse appointment. It will also include a charge for the ECG machine.

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ADHD GP Appointment

The length of your face-to-face appointment with the ADHD special interest GP will be determined once the GP has reviewed your report. It may take anywhere between 15 and 45 minutes depending on the complexity of the findings in the report and whether a diagnosis is still pending.

In this appointment, the GP will be able to diagnose if there is enough information available from the report, and if the findings indicate the diagnosis should be given. If you already have the diagnosis, the appointment will be more focused on medication options and a treatment plan.

Charging information: Please note, that as this appointment is with the ADHD special interest GP, there is no funding or subsidy available. This means that even if you are enrolled with QMC, you will be charged in 15 minute increments at a minimum of a casual patient rate - or if you are a visitor to NZ, you will be charged visitor rates.

Follow up

You will be invited to return for a review with the ADHD special interest GP. This follow up will centre around the treatment plan and if any medication has been prescribed, there may be some titration of the dose and/or the opportunity to review any side effects or alternative medication options.

This review is likely to be a 30-minute consultation, and will again be charged at non-enrolled rates, even if you are enrolled with us.

You may also be booked in for a free consultation with a Health Improvement Practitioner.