Damien Downing, MBBS
New Medicine Group
144 Harley St.
London
England
W1G 7LE
United Kingdom
Telephone: (+44) 207 099 6003
Email: enq@naltd.co.uk
Website: www.newmedicinegroup.com / naltd.co.uk
Specialties: Ecological medicine
1. What are the primary medical specialties in which you were originally trained (e.g., pediatrics, family medicine)?
General Medicine
2. Approximately how many individuals with autism have you treated, and what is the age range?
50; age 3 to 40
3. Do you usually have a waiting list?
Short
4. On the average, how long do you spend face-to-face with a new patient for an initial consultation?
1.5 hours
5. After the first consultation, what is the average length of an appointment?
1/2 to 1 hour
6. Are your patients advised to use special diets such as GF/CF, SCD, low-oxalate, etc.?
Yes, as a therapeutic trial
7. Can you collaborate with other specialists we will be dealing with (e.g., gastroenterologists)?
Yes
8. Are you willing to collaborate on treatment and testing with a child’s pediatrician if he/she is receptive?
Yes
9. Do you or anyone in your office speak languages other than English?
No, but we can often arrange interpreter
10. Are you willing to offer phone consultations for distant patients?
Yes, but at least one physician consult required
11. Do you provide any form of after-hours support?
Email; telephone by special arrangement
12. Do you sell proprietary nutritional supplements or have a sales agreement with supplement suppliers? Do you sell supplements at list price or less?
Yes
13. Do you take insurance? If not, do you provide organized, coded insurance forms?
Not applicable in UK
14. Do you bill for laboratory tests done by commercial laboratories? How do you break down the fees?
We charge at cost plus a small admin fee, and a fee for venepuncture
15. Is there a reason you might not bill for an office visit?
As a pro bono, but charitable funding is often available in UK
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