NHS Right to Choose wait times and updates

We are able to accept new NHS Right to Choose referrals for autism and ADHD assessments in Coventry and Warwickshire, including ADHD referrals for patients aged over 25.

You can read more about the ICB’s local information and support.

Last updated: 14 May 2026

We have now reached the end of the appointments agreed and funded by Greater Manchester ICB for this financial year. This means we are not able to offer new booking dates for NHS Right to Choose autism or ADHD assessments or schedule any new ADHD medication titration appointments until additional funding is available.

Referrals are still open. We can accept new Right to Choose referrals for Greater Manchester ICB and add them securely to our waiting list. Your referral will be held safely while we await further instruction from the ICB to restart booking.

For the ICB’s explanation of this decision, and details of local support available while you wait, please visit Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership's website.

Last updated: 13 May 2026

We have now reached the end of the appointments agreed and funded by Hampshire and Isle of Wight for this financial year. This means we are not able to offer new booking dates for NHS Right to Choose autism or ADHD assessments until additional funded activity is confirmed.

Referrals are still open. We can accept new Right to Choose referrals for Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB and add them securely to our waiting list. Your referral will be held safely while we await further instruction from the ICB to restart booking.

For the ICB’s explanation of this decision and approach, and details of local support available while you wait, please visit: Key updates: Autism and ADHD Assessment Services :: NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight

Last updated: 3 June 2026

We have now reached the end of the appointments agreed and funded by Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB for this financial year. This means we are not able to offer new booking dates for NHS Right to Choose autism or ADHD assessments, or schedule any new ADHD medication titration appointments until additional funded activity is confirmed.

Referrals are still open. We can accept new Right to Choose referrals for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB and add them securely to our waiting list. Your referral will be held safely while we await further instruction from the ICB to restart booking.

The LLR ICB website provides further information on Indicative Activity Plans: 

In addition the  ICB has provided links to local information on ADHD & ASD, including support for waiting well:

• ADHD resources

• Autism resources

Last updated: 6 July 2026

We have now reached the end of the appointments agreed and funded by Somerset ICB for this financial year. This means we are not able to offer new booking dates for NHS Right to Choose autism or ADHD assessments or schedule any new ADHD medication titration appointments until additional funding is available.

Referrals are still open. We can accept new Right to Choose referrals for Somerset ICB and add them securely to our waiting list. Your referral will be held safely while we await further instruction from the ICB to restart booking.

For details of local support available while you wait, please visit: Somerset Open Mental Health.

Last updated: 14 May 2026

Referral process for adult ADHD assessments

From 3 November 2025, South East London ICB has introduced a new Adult ADHD Referrals Triage Service. This applies to adults aged 18 and over who are registered with a GP in Bromley, Bexley, Greenwich, Lewisham, Lambeth or Southwark.

If you would like to use your Right to Choose for an ADHD assessment, please follow these steps:

1. Complete the self-report questionnaire

   Before seeing your GP, complete the ADHD self-report questionnaire for adults (PDF). This helps your GP understand your experiences and symptoms.

2. Book an appointment with your GP

   Bring your completed form to your GP appointment. Your GP will discuss your experiences and how they affect different areas of your life before making a referral.

3. Your GP will send your referral to the SEL Adult ADHD Referrals Triage Service

   All new referrals must now go through this service using the NHS Electronic Referral System (e-RS).

4. The triage team will contact you

   They will review your referral, arrange a short clinical discussion, and explain your NHS and Right to Choose options, including Clinical Partners.

5. If you choose Clinical Partners

   The triage team will forward your referral securely to us so that your assessment can be arranged.

Clinical Partners cannot accept referrals sent directly from GPs in the South East London ICB area. If a referral is sent outside this process, it will need to be returned to your GP so it can be re-submitted following the ICB triage process. If the ICB process is not followed, this may cause a delay.

Last updated: 4 November 2025

Rotherham GP-registered children and young people

In Rotherham, referrals for children and young people’s autism or ADHD assessments are made through the RDaSH CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Pathway.

Schools and parents complete both the parent/carer and school referral pack together before the referral can be accepted.

If you would like to use your Right to Choose for an autism or ADHD assessment with Clinical Partners, please follow these steps:

1. Work with your child’s school

   Parents and schools complete the referral together using the RDaSH parent/carer and school packs. This ensures the right information and support are in place before the referral is accepted.

2. Ask RDaSH to make the referral to Clinical Partners

   Once it has been agreed that a full neurodevelopmental assessment is needed, families can choose Clinical Partners under the NHS Right to Choose.

3. Clinical Partners cannot accept direct referrals

   We’re unable to accept referrals directly from parents or carers. All referrals must come directly from RDaSH so that they follow the correct NHS process.

For more information about the local pathway, visit the RDaSH CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Pathway.

Last updated: 3 July 2026

We can accept referrals from GPs in all areas, even if the ICB has set local instructions.

Your referral will be added to our waiting list, and appointments are offered in referral date order within the type of assessment needed.

We will contact you when we are able to book patients from your referral date.

Your referral will be added to our waiting list, and appointments are offered in referral date order within the type of assessment needed.

We will contact you when we are able to book patients from your referral date to ask you to complete your pre-assessment questionnaires and then to book your assessment.

You will remain securely on our waitlist until we’re able to book your assessment. We will keep you updated by email on any area instructions that may affect the time you’re waiting for an appointment.

Appointments are offered in referral date order within the type of assessment needed.

If there is an update for your area, we will email to explain what the ICB instructions mean for you and your assessment. The instructions may affect when we can offer appointments, which can increase the time you will wait.

You will remain on our waiting list and your place is not affected, unless you ask to be removed. Your original referral date stays the same.

It is possible that someone from another ICB where activity is available could be booked before you, even if they joined the waiting list after you. As soon as we’re able to book for your ICB again, we will start contacting patients in referral date order.

If you have not received an email and your ICB is not listed, it usually means there are no specific instructions in place for your area at the moment.

We will contact you when we are able to book patients from your referral date.

We appreciate that it can be difficult to wait without a confirmed appointment date. Unfortunately, we’re unable to provide individual waitlist positions or specific booking timeframes. Appointments are offered fairly in referral date order within each assessment pathway, and we will contact you as soon as we are able to offer an appointment.

When you are close to the top of the wait list, we will reach out to ask you to complete your pre-assessment questionnaires. Once these are complete, we will contact you about booking. Our calls may appear as withheld or private number. Please make sure your phone settings allow you to receive these calls. If your contact details have changed, email rtc@clinical-partners.co.uk so we can update them.

Yes. You can speak to your GP about choosing a different NHS Right to Choose provider if you feel that would be the best option for you. Before making a decision, you may find it helpful to:

• check ADHD UK’s Right to Choose information to see current providers and guidance

• contact providers directly to verify their current wait times

If you choose to move to another provider, your GP can help arrange this. As NHS Right to Choose referrals can only be held by one provider at a time, please email rtc@clinical-partners.co.uk once you are accepted by the new provider so we can remove you from the Clinical Partners waiting list.

If you later decide that you would like to be referred back to Clinical Partners, your GP would need to submit a new referral. We recommend discussing your options with your GP so you can make the choice that best meets your needs and circumstances.

Please email us at rtc@clinical-partners.co.uk if:

• your contact details change, so we can contact you as soon as we can book your appointment

• you move GP or ICB area, in case this affects your position on the wait list

• your personal circumstances change in a way that might affect your ability to attend or the information we hold for you

If you have experienced something other than a delay (such as a concern about accessibility), please do get in touch.

This can vary by ICB. Some ICBs may ask providers to continue certain parts of the pathway, for example appointments already booked or people part way through care.

To check what applies to you

Use the drop down menu on this page and select your ICB. If your ICB is not listed, there are currently no specific instructions in place.

Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) are NHS organisations that plan and fund healthcare services for people in their local area. They decide how NHS budgets are spent and are responsible for commissioning (purchasing) services such as autism and ADHD assessments.

Your NHS care is commissioned (planned and funded) by the Integrated Care Board (ICB) linked to your GP practice. This may not always match where you live.

You can check which ICB your GP practice is part of by:

• looking on your GP practice website, which usually lists ICB they belong to

• asking at your GP practice reception

• visiting the NHS England website for a full list of ICBs and the areas they cover

We completely understand how frustrating it can feel to wait for an assessment. The time it takes for us to contact you is directly linked to the very high number of referrals we’ve received and the wider NHS changes which are outside of our control.

Because waiting times are the result of these system-wide pressures, we are not investigating individual complaints about delays. We are, however, actively working with the NHS to reduce waiting times wherever possible and to keep patients updated.