Right to Choose Adult ADHD Assessments
Right to Choose is your legal right in England to pick an NHS-funded healthcare provider for your first specialist appointment.
You can now request a referral from your GP to a private ADHD assessment provider. These providers offer NHS services to an NHS standard with NHS prescriptions, if required.
“How do I request a referral under Right to Choose?”
Contact the surgery to request an ADHD Right to Choose referral.
“What happens next?”
A member of our team will be in touch to collect some information, such as your symptoms/reasons for requesting an ADHD referral.
You will be required to complete a brief questionnaire known as the ASRS Self-Report Scale, which is an initial assessment to see whether you meet the criteria for an ADHD referral.
You will be asked to choose an approved ADHD assessment provider. These can be found on the ADHD UK website alongside the approximate wait times.
Upon receipt of all this information and confirmation that the requirements have been met, a referral will be sent by the GP and you will be notified.
If you do not meet criteria or we are unable to send a referral to your chosen provider, a member of our team will be in touch to inform you.
“Can I get medication?”
The provider you choose will be responsible for your assessment, medication and follow-up care. It is important when selecting a provider that you check whether they require a shared care agreement from your GP. If it says ‘yes’, then we will be unable to submit this referral as we do not offer shared care.
“Can anyone use Right to Choose?”
In order to use Right to Choose for an ADHD assessment, you must be registered to a GP in England and meet the criteria in the ASRS Self-Report Scale.
You cannot access services via Right to Choose if any of the following apply:
- Already receiving mental health care following an elective referral for the same condition; or
- Accessing urgent or emergency (that is, crisis) care; or
- Accessing services delivered through a primary care contract; or
- In high secure psychiatric services; or
- Detained under the Mental Health Act 1983; or detained in a secure setting. This includes people in or on temporary release from prisons, courts, secure children’s homes, certain secure training centres, immigration removal centres or young offender institutions; or
- Serving as a member of the armed forces (family members in England have the same rights as other residents of England).
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