Specialist benefit - referral for gynae

<p>About 2 weeks back momentum advised that we can use 2 of the specialist visits to cover 2 pregnancy gynae visits, as 4 is too little and has already been used.</p> <p>However they advised that we need to go to a GP, who must then refer to the gynae. This doesn't make any sense at all, I'm on the Maternity benefit already and my stomach clearly shows pregnancy, why should I need to get a referral from a GP to say... "go to a gynae, you pregnant". That's a total waste of half a day sitting in a GP's office.</p> <p><br />please can you relook at this and authorise the 2 spcialist gynae visists without a GP referral, you know the pregnancy status so no need to waste everyones time.</p>