Phased Treatments

Description of phases
Phased treatment may consist of up to three courses of treatment; all these CoTs will usually be completed within a 12-month period. It is acknowledged that often the first CoT (CoT 1) is an initial assessment with pain relief, stabilisation of active disease and initiation of initial preventive measures where it is not possible to produce a robust plan for further treatment at the examination stage.

It is only after this first course has been completed and the patient reassessed to see how they have responded that a further treatment can be devised (CoT 2). In some cases, a further reassessment and plan will be required (CoT 3).

At the very outset the patient should be made aware that they will be required to return for further courses of treatment, and that this may incur further banded charges. It is not always possible to predict the exact nature and, therefore, cost of the next phase until the reassessment course of treatment.

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