Can a Vancouver GP refuse me at a meet-and-greet because they will not prescribe or adjust ADHD medication?
Can a Vancouver GP refuse me at a meet-and-greet because they will not prescribe or adjust ADHD medication?
2026-08-09 14:02999 views
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Fastreat Team
Yes. A Vancouver family physician can decline to take you on at a meet-and-greet if they will not prescribe or adjust ADHD medication, and that decision does not violate a rule that every GP must accept every ADHD patient. Attachment is voluntary on both sides within professional standards, and many family practices post limits on controlled-drug prescribing or on taking unattached patients whose main need is stimulant management. This is British Columbia primary care, not a national meet-and-greet code. MSP covers medically required physician services when you are enrolled and the service is insured, but it does not force a doctor to accept you onto a roster.
FasTreat also offers private online ADHD assessment and ongoing care, depending on your needs and clinical assessment.
References:
https://www.ontario.ca/page/find-family-doctor-or-nurse-practitioner
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/accessing-health-care/bcs-primary-care-system/provincial-attachment-system
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-medication/prescription-stimulants.html
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng87/chapter/recommendations
https://www.fastreat.com/en/adhd-faq
2026-08-10 18:27 469 views
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quietly_buffering
This is only my personal experience in Vancouver, not a city-wide rule. At a meet-and-greet I mentioned ADHD medication and the doctor said they do not start or adjust stimulants and would not roster me. I am still on the Health Connect Registry. A friend in a suburb was accepted but only for a frozen dose. I am not saying every GP will refuse.
2026-08-16 19:26 987 views
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