Yes, I don't think it's that a GP *can't* prescribe it, as I said my script will actually be written by the GP as the paed has said that we are to go on it in a few weeks time, but that they don't want to. And, the reason they don't want to is understandable - any baby that has a need to go onto such a specialist formula really does have the need to be seen, treated and cared for by a specialist. GPs aren't sufficiently trained and confident in diagnosing problems like this with infants. When I first went in for Nutramigen the GP told me he would only give me soy because he had never in his career (he was quite old, too) diagnosed a baby with milk allergy/intolerance or prescribed specialist formula, except when he was the one who wrote it after a paed had made the diagnosis.
So, I do think your GP is right in not prescribing Neocate for you (sorry! I was peeved when my GP told me that but when I thought of the reasons, they make sense!) but I do also think that s/he should have been forthcoming in giving you a referral without making you demand it. And, s/he should be willing to help you get IN to see that specialist, if it means referring you to a different specialist (as I said perhaps a different type of specialist than who you are seeing will get you in faster). I do also think that if you were told that there is no chance of an appointment from whomever you spoke to, it is worth calling back, asking again, and if you get the same answer ask for that person's name. Then call your local PCT to complain. But, as an aside, why are you calling for the appt? Your GP should be putting in the referral and you should just get a letter with the name of the doctor, the date, etc?
