CARE ADHD states that people in England can ask their GP to refer them for adult ADHD (18+) or child and young-person ADHD (6–18) assessment, diagnosis and treatment by video. They say you are entitled to choose them if they hold an NHS contract for the service. This site has not verified that contract. No numeric wait appears on their RTC page. Check current wait on their site.
Independent information site. Not the NHS, not a clinic, not a diagnostic service, and not a referral service. England only. We may receive a fee if you ask this clinic to contact you.
Written by Pete, editor, not a clinician. Last checked: 1 September 2026.
At a glance (their claims)
| What CARE ADHD states | |
|---|---|
| Who | Adults 18+; children and young people 6–18 (separate forms) |
| ADHD / autism | ADHD. Autism is not claimed on their RTC page |
| Format | Video consultations (“specialist based anywhere in the country”) |
| Titration | Yes — they publish a separate NHS titration-request page for patients they have diagnosed |
| Shared care | Not stated on the RTC page we retrieved |
| Contract language | They say you have a legal right to choose any provider in England that holds an NHS contract for the service you need, and that you are entitled to choose Care ADHD for adult ADHD assessment, diagnosis and treatment |
| Wait | No numeric wait on the RTC page. They point to a Help Centre “Waiting times” article |
What they state — not what we have verified
On their Right to Choose page they state that you have a legal right to ask your GP to be referred to a provider of your choice, “as long as they supply a service to the NHS somewhere in England.” They also write: “Under the NHS Constitution, you have a legal right to choose any provider in England that holds an NHS contract for the service you need,” and that you are entitled to choose Care ADHD for adult ADHD assessment, diagnosis and treatment.
They prefer e-Referral. They offer to contact the GP on the patient’s behalf. This site still does not make the referral, and we have not verified that they hold a qualifying NHS Standard Contract.
They list (snapshot, undated “at the time of writing” on the 1 September 2026 fetch) significant restrictions on new adult ADHD assessments and treatment in West and North London; Greater Manchester; Lancashire and South Cumbria; Hampshire and Isle of Wight; West Yorkshire; North East and North Cumbria; and Somerset. They list “some restrictions” in Thames Valley. They say the position is subject to change. That is their operational note, not a statement that the legal right has been repealed.
Wait times
No numeric wait was published on their RTC page on 1 September 2026. They point readers to a Help Centre “Waiting times” article. We have not invented a CARE wait.
Check current wait on their site: careadhd.co.uk/your-right-to-choose. Last checked: 1 September 2026.
Sanity-check the contract claim
NHS England’s patient-choice guidance says the legal right, when it applies, is a choice of any clinically appropriate provider that already holds a qualifying NHS Standard Contract for the needed service with any ICB or NHS England. A qualifying contract is signed and in effect before the referral date, is for the required service, sets a location or access criteria (remote can count), and is not a one-person spot purchase. Prior commissioner approval is not required when the legal right applies.
CARE ADHD’s page is their claim. It is not our verification.
What you can do next
I’ll ask my GP to name this provider
Naming them is a preference. The GP still decides whether a referral, and this provider, are clinically appropriate.
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Sources
Retrieved 1 September 2026.
- CARE ADHD, Your right to choose (their claims). Page
- Patient choice guidance, NHS England, B1441, 19 December 2023. Qualifying-contract tests so you can sanity-check the claim above. Long-read
Related: they also publish an NHS titration-request page for patients they have already diagnosed — careadhd.co.uk/nhs-titration-request. That is not a wait-times source.
Last reviewed: 1 September 2026
Author: Pete, editor, not a clinician