Chapter Five
What to expect
Your care journey.
A carefully considered process that begins before we meet and continues through ongoing partnership and continuity of care.
Before your consultation
Once your appointment is confirmed, you will receive a comprehensive health questionnaire to complete before we meet. I review and analyse this carefully in advance, so that our time together can be spent understanding your story rather than gathering information.
Initial consultation (80 minutes)
Your first consultation lasts approximately 80 minutes. Together we explore your health as a whole, looking beyond individual symptoms to understand the wider factors influencing your wellbeing. The consultation is a conversation, not a checklist.
After your consultation
Within 5 to 7 days, you will receive a detailed personalised health plan prepared following our consultation. This brings together my clinical assessment, recommendations and practical next steps, giving you a clear plan to guide the next stage of your care. A significant amount of clinical work takes place after the consultation to ensure your plan is thoughtful, personalised and evidence-informed.
First follow-up consultation (40 minutes)
The first follow-up consultation is an opportunity to review your personalised health plan together. We discuss any investigation results, answer your questions, review how the recommendations are working in practice and make any adjustments needed to ensure the plan is realistic and tailored to you. This consultation completes the initial assessment process and helps you feel confident moving forward with your plan.
Ongoing follow-up consultations (40 minutes)
Health is not static, and neither is medical care. Ongoing follow-up consultations provide an opportunity to review your progress, monitor your health over time and adapt your care as your circumstances, priorities and health needs evolve. The aim is to build a long-term partnership, supporting meaningful and sustainable improvements in your health over time.
This is not simply an 80-minute consultation, but a carefully considered process that begins before we meet and continues afterwards.