You can find out more about what ADHD is, including symptoms and treatment options, on the NHS website.
NHS assessments
To get an assessment using NHS services, you need to speak to your GP. The provider of the ADHD assessment service is Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Adult ADHD Service, but you will need to be referred to this service.
Assessments from other providers
Many patients have been requesting referrals from their GP to an NHS Right to Choose provider.
A Right to Choose provider is an organisation that holds a contract with an Integrated Care Board (ICB). More information on Right to Choose can also be found on the NHS England’s webpage about Right to Choose.
These providers have been checked to make sure they meet local quality standards, including checks on how they diagnose ADHD, making sure they follow our local shared care guidance, and confirming that they offer yearly reviews.
To be referred to one of these providers, you will need to discuss your chosen provider from the list above with your GP and they will send the referral form. This referral form is available on their clinical system, but you can also find this information on the Knowledge NoW website for healthcare resources here.
Patients are advised to make sure what type of provider you are being referred to and what level of service they provide, as providers such as those not listed below may only offer certain elements, such as assessment only.
Norfolk and Suffolk ICB are not able to assure the clinical quality and safety of ADHD assessment providers who are not listed below.
All of these providers can provide adult ADHD assessments and can prescribe ADHD medication following a positive diagnosis, in addition to undertaking annual reviews for this medication.
There are currently six providers:
- CARE – Centre of ADHD Research and Excellence
- The Owl Centre
- Skylight Psychiatry
- Modality
- Harley Street Mental Health
- Harrow Health
To be referred to their services, you will need to complete the referral with your GP and then your GP practice will email it to your chosen provider from the list above.
If you are a patient from another part of the country, please contact your local Integrated Care Board to find out what arrangements they have put in place.
Waiting Times
All of the approved ‘Right to Choose’ providers above are contractually obliged to contact patients within 10 working days of receiving the referral. Completion of assessments is subject to the patient engaging and completing the pre-assessment forms.
As with all providers, they may experience surges in demand which could push these timelines back slightly. In all cases, the provider should notify the patient to keep them informed.