Guides to online psychiatry
Practical, plain-English articles to help you get the most out of telepsychiatry.
Fitting psychiatry around a working day
How video psychiatry fits around a job: appointment timing, privacy at work, what you must tell an employer, adjustments, fit notes and Access to Work.
18 September 2026 · Read guide →Telepsychiatry and your GP: how they fit together
Consent, clinical summaries, prescribing responsibility and why a GP may decline shared care after a private video psychiatry assessment.
18 September 2026Getting startedTelepsychiatry for students and young adults
For adults 18 and over at university: GP registration at two addresses, what wellbeing services cover, ADHD and autism assessment, DSA and medication.
18 September 2026TelepsychiatryTelepsychiatry outside the cities
Video psychiatry in rural areas and islands: what the NHS already does with video, poor signal, pharmacy access, travel and moving home mid-treatment.
18 September 2026Getting startedTelepsychiatry when leaving the house is hard
For people whose barrier to psychiatric care is the journey itself: how video consultations help, what to ask for, and the honest caveat about avoidance.
18 September 2026PracticalVideo consultation setup and troubleshooting
What you need for a video psychiatry appointment, how to test your camera and microphone, and what to do when the call drops or the sound cuts out.
18 September 2026Your careWhat happens between your appointments
Follow-up frequency, monitoring, safety-netting and how to get a question answered between video psychiatry appointments in the UK.
18 September 2026TelepsychiatryWhen video is not the right choice
The honest limits of telepsychiatry: crisis, physical examination, capacity, safeguarding, dependence and connection, and what should happen instead.
18 September 2026Getting startedHow to prepare for your first video psychiatry appointment
A practical checklist for your first telepsychiatry consultation – from testing your camera to deciding what you want to say.
10 September 2026EvidenceDoes telepsychiatry work? What the evidence says
Is seeing a psychiatrist by video as good as being in the room? A plain-English look at the research on telepsychiatry.
3 September 2026TreatmentGetting a prescription after an online psychiatry consultation
Can a psychiatrist prescribe after a video call? How private prescriptions work, what's included in the fee, and how your GP fits in.
27 August 2026ADHDAdult ADHD assessment by video: what to expect
How a remote adult ADHD assessment works, what information to gather, and what happens with medication and shared care afterwards.
20 August 2026Getting startedKeeping your video consultation private at home
Worried about being overheard during an online psychiatry appointment? Practical ways to protect your privacy on a video call.
13 August 2026TreatmentShared care with your GP after a private assessment
What a shared care agreement is, how it works after a private telepsychiatry assessment, and why your GP might say yes or no.
6 August 2026Ready to talk to a psychiatrist?
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