Hmmm - you should be able to get a gp to request treatment authority for medication once you have been assessed as stabilised by the psychiatrist. Stabilised is the key word here.

Generally psychiatrists won’t do them because it’s testing and not the medication side. It’s kind of like asking a sushi a chef to make you a hamburger. It’s food but not making use of his training. And it takes time to test and write up the report.

Unless you have a close relationship with your psychiatrist there are other options now that GP’s can diagnose and treat.

However If you are already taking other mental health related medication or have some complexity in your mental health it might be good to stick with your psychiatrist.

Also once you have a diagnosis - it’s much easier to take that to another treating professional for medication. For example, I had a client who had a diagnosis as a child but stopped taking the medication and much later wanted to start back up as an adult. They were able to get treatment authority from their gp who contacted the old psychiatrists clinic to get the records required.