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Chesterfield and Derbyshire · Private specialist practice
A second opinion
A second opinion
that may well agree.
Most second opinions confirm the first one. That is still worth having, because a confirmed diagnosis is easier to accept and act on than one you privately doubt.
- 2019practising since
- GMCspecialist
- CQCregistered
- Notan emergency
What we do
Four services, consultant-led
Provided by a doctor on the GMC specialist register. Private care, not NHS, and not an emergency service.
Specialist consultations
Outpatient consultations with your notes, imaging and results reviewed before you arrive.
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An independent view on a diagnosis or a proposed treatment, with the reasoning set out.
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Arranging investigations that will actually alter management, and referring on where needed.
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Independent expert reports for solicitors, insurers and tribunals, prepared to CPR standards.
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How it works
How we work
Read the records first, investigate only what changes management, refer on honestly, and keep expert duty to the court.
Records in advance
So the appointment is about you, not catching up.
Investigate selectively
What will change a decision, not everything.
Written promptly
To you and your GP, in plain terms.
Working together
Ways to be seen
Private fees payable by you or your insurer. Pre-authorisation is yours to obtain before the appointment.
Specialist consultation
A consultant appointment with records read beforehand.
- Notes and imaging reviewed first
- Examination included
- Plan explained with alternatives
- Letter to you and your GP
- Honest about what we cannot help with
Second opinion
An independent view on a diagnosis or plan.
- All prior records reviewed
- Opinion formed independently
- Said plainly when it agrees
- Reasoning set out in writing
- No criticism of colleagues for effect
Medico-legal report
Expert reports for solicitors, insurers and tribunals.
- Prepared to CPR standards
- Duty to the court, not the instructing party
- Declined if outside specialty
- Agreed timescale and fee
- Opinion not altered to suit a case
Every engagement is quoted after a free consultation. No subscription.
How we work
A private specialist practice, and not an emergency service
RABAC Ltd is a private limited company registered in England and Wales under company number 11807525, incorporated in February 2019, with its registered office at Aspinall & Crabb, 32a Newbold Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S41 7PH. Care is provided by a doctor on the GMC specialist register holding a current licence to practise, under [GMC REFERENCE NUMBER], and where we carry on a regulated activity we are registered with the CQC under [CQC PROVIDER ID].
This is private care; fees are payable by you or your insurer, and pre-authorisation is yours to obtain before an appointment. Nothing on this website is medical advice. Some conditions need a GP referral letter, both for safety and for insurer recognition, and we will tell you when one is required. In medico-legal work the expert's duty is to the court rather than to the instructing party. This is not an emergency service — call 999 in an emergency and NHS 111 for urgent advice.
Frequently asked
The questions we get most
Do I need a referral from my GP?
For some conditions yes, for clinical safety and because most insurers require one. We will tell you when a referral is needed rather than taking the booking and leaving you to discover it.
What if the second opinion agrees with the first?
That is the most common outcome and it is worth having. A confirmed diagnosis is far easier to accept and act on than one you quietly doubt, and we will say plainly when we agree.
Will you order every available test?
No. We order investigations that would change management and say so when a test would mainly produce an incidental finding to worry about. Private medicine has the opposite incentive, which is worth knowing.
Can you write a report supporting my claim?
We can write an independent report. An expert's overriding duty is to the court, not to whoever instructs or pays, so the opinion is what it is — and a report that bends to a case damages the claim it was meant to help.
Will my insurer cover this?
That depends on your policy and usually on pre-authorisation, which is yours to obtain before the appointment. Ask your insurer for an authorisation number and the specialty they have approved.
Is this an emergency service?
No. Call 999 in an emergency and NHS 111 for urgent advice. We also do not replace your GP or NHS specialist care.
Want to check we are the right specialty?
Send a short enquiry. We will tell you honestly, including when we are not.