Dr Loumidis has short
waiting lists. For Zoom consultations, and in some venues, he may be able to offer an appointment
within a week. Dr Loumidis or his private secretary deal personally
with all enquiries.
Private consulting rooms
Dr Loumidis has clinics in Birmingham, London, Leicester, Manchester, Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton and Worcester. His practice at
Harley
Street in London, is regularly
used for expert witness services or exclusive appointments in
extraordinary circumstances. Telephone and Zoom consultations are also available.
Confidential contact
To see Dr Loumidis privately, you can arrange for an appointment by
calling his office on 01952 443 429 or his private
secretary on 07738 559 114 where you can leave a
message on his confidential 24-hour messaging service. Dr Loumidis or his private
secretary will deal personally and
confidentially with all enquiries, usually within 12 hours.
Referral process
Often people are referred by their GP, or by other professionals such
as solicitors, teachers, occupational health physicians, human resource
managers, psychiatrists, social workers, teachers, or nurses, to name a
few. Dr Loumidis prefers to receive a brief referral letter from your
referrer (or your GP) before, or very shortly after, the first
appointment. In some circumstances Dr Loumidis may see people
for a confidential consultation without a referral letter.
Booking process
When
you call to book an appointment, we will need
your details such as your name, date of birth, mobile number, email,
name of your GP, name of your referrer (if other than your
GP), and also details about your
payment arrangements.
Identify verification
We may need a credit or debit card for identity verification purposes, which we verify using
SagePay, the UK & Ireland's largest independent payment
service provider, and will only charge your card if we
have your written and signed consent, otherwise it is just used for
identity verification.
Credit or debit card details
We will charge for self-paying fees, shortfalls, missed appointments
not paid by your insurers, or extra sessions. You
can be safe in the knowledge that Dr Loumidis is an ICO Registered Data
Controller, compliant with the Data Protection Act 2003.
Documents needed
We will post, or email, our terms and conditions and a payment mandate for you to please read, print, sign and
return to us by email, by post or hand deliver to Dr Loumidis when you
first see him.
Duration of sessions
Private therapy sessions last for 45 minutes, but this may vary to include administration time. Appointments for expert reports or other purposes can last much longer.
Choice of time, date and venue
We will try to offer you your preferred choice
of time, date and venue, but this may not always be logistically
possible, but we always try to be as flexible as possible to suit
your lifestyle.
Keeping your GP informed
To ensure that all the professionals who are involved in your care are
kept informed about your care, soon after the first appointment, and at
regular intervals after that, with your consent Dr Loumidis will be writing to them and
your GP, providing regular updates on the process and outcome of
treatment.
Fees and payment
Private psychological therapy can be available to self-paying
individuals, and people who have their fees paid by private medical
insurers or other sources. If you are insured, before your
appointment, please contact your insurer for a “pre-authorisation
number”, to find out about any “excess” or
“maximum allowance”, whether a GP or psychiatric referral
is needed and your “policy expiry date”.
Please keep a track of your sessions. We may charge some insurers at a lower rate,
but any additional sessions are charged at our standard rate. With your
consent, we will charge your card for
self-paying fees, shortfalls, missed appointments not paid by your
insurers, or extra sessions. You can be
safe in the knowledge that Dr Loumidis is an ICO Registered Data
Controller, compliant with the Data Protection Act 2003. If
you have any queries about fees or payment matters,
please contact Dr Loumidis's office.
Free NHS services
Your GP can refer you to an NHS therapy service which is free. Dr
Loumidis now works only in private practice and cannot make an NHS
referral.
Outcome guarantee
Dr Loumidis cannot offer any satisfactory outcome guarantees or refunds to this effect.
Cancellation policy
When you make an appointment, we reserve the whole session for you. If,
in exceptional circumstances, you may need to cancel your appointment,
we will need at least two working days' notice. This is to allow us the time to offer your cancelled
appointment to any new patients. The full fee will be charged for non-attendance, or less
than two working
days' notice of
cancellation. Some insurers or other agencies may not pay for these, so
we will charge your card. Please note that we may reluctantly use
debt collection services for unpaid invoices.
Instructions as an expert witness
Dr Loumidis will act as an independent expert witness only if he is
formally instructed by an interested party (e.g., solicitors,
employers, tribunals).
Waiting times
As soon as you make
the appointment, Dr Loumidis will
try to see you within the same week.
Clinics
Birmingham - London
- Leicester - Manchester - Shrewsbury - Wolverhampton - Worcester -
Other venues
