"Three years of being told it was anxiety. Sent the letter on a Tuesday. GP called me Friday with a referral to the post-COVID clinic. Still in shock it actually worked."
Long COVID · West Yorkshire · Apr 2026
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What happened after the letter.
Real outcomes from people in the UK who sent a NHS-cited GP letter. Anonymised, no names, no GPs, no surgeries. Just condition, region and month.
"My GP had refused a rheumatology referral twice. The letter quoted the exact NICE criteria. Referral approved within ten days, no argument."
hEDS / suspected · Greater Manchester · Apr 2026
"I'd been fobbed off with antidepressants for 18 months. The letter named the NICE menopause guideline by section. HRT prescribed at the next appointment."
Perimenopause · Surrey · May 2026
"GP told me period pain was 'just normal' for years. Sent the letter citing the NICE endometriosis guideline. Gynae referral on the two-week pathway, scan booked within a fortnight."
Endometriosis · South London · May 2026
"Spent 9 months on a 'self-refer' merry-go-round. The letter quoted NICE NG87 by section. GP added me to the Right to Choose ADHD pathway the same week."
ADHD (adult) · Edinburgh · Apr 2026
"Three GPs, three different 'try paracetamol' responses. Letter named the NICE chronic migraine criteria. Neurology referral and a triptan prescription at the next appointment."
Chronic migraine · Birmingham · May 2026
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