Psychiatry UK states that NHS Right to Choose with them is for adults 18+ only, for ADHD and autism, fully online, with an English GP throughout. They say they have NHS contracts with a number of ICBs. They cannot do under-18 ADHD under RTC. This site has not verified their contracts. A dated wait snapshot is quoted below. Check current wait on their site.
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Written by Pete, editor, not a clinician. Last checked: 1 September 2026.
At a glance (their claims)
| What Psychiatry UK states | |
|---|---|
| Who | Adults 18+ only under RTC. Must live in England with an English GP at referral, assessment and treatment |
| ADHD / autism | Adult ADHD and adult autism. Cannot do under-18 ADHD under RTC |
| Format | Fully online / telepsychiatry. Portal plus video (Teams). Photo ID and proof of address |
| Titration | Yes, NHS-funded if applicable. They warn of delay between assessment and titration and of a national ADHD medication shortage |
| Shared care | Not stated on the RTC page. Currently medication treatment only (no coaching or therapy on RTC) |
| Contract language | “Qualified provider”; they say they have NHS contracts with a number of ICBs for adult ADHD and autism diagnosis and treatment |
| Other rules they list | GP referral required; no self-referral on RTC; no prior ICB approval; cannot use RTC to swap provider mid-treatment; moving to a non-English GP ends RTC eligibility |
What they state — not what we have verified
On their Right to Choose page they state that Psychiatry UK has NHS contracts with a number of Integrated Care Boards to provide diagnosis and treatment services for adult ADHD and autism. This site has not verified those contracts.
The adult-only limit is their published RTC rule, not a national legal bar. Choice law is all ages; a named provider may still only accept certain ages.
Wait snapshot (theirs, not ours)
Snapshot only. Do not treat this as a live queue. Psychiatry UK’s dedicated waiting-times page, updated 30 June 2026 (page metadata also timestamped 2026-08-20), gave these standard estimated RTC waits:
- Referral processing: 2 weeks (their FAQ also says referral processing can take up to 8 weeks)
- Adult autism: 20–24 weeks
- Adult ADHD initial assessment: 18–20 weeks
- Adult ADHD titration after assessment: 60–65 weeks
They also say ICBs may have reduced 2026/27 activity, so waits can exceed those “standard” estimates and extend beyond March 2027.
Source: psychiatry-uk.com/waiting-times-update. We are not quoting a conflicting homepage figure.
Check current wait on their site. 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 — which matches what they say about ICB approval.
Their page is their claim. It is not our verification.
What you can do next
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Naming them is a preference. The GP still decides whether a referral, and this provider, are clinically appropriate. Under-18 ADHD is outside what they say they will accept on RTC.
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Sources
Retrieved 1 September 2026.
- Psychiatry UK, Right to Choose (their claims). Page
- Psychiatry UK, Waiting times update (snapshot quoted above; page updated 30 June 2026). Page
- Patient choice guidance, NHS England, B1441, 19 December 2023. Qualifying-contract tests so you can sanity-check the claim above. Long-read
Last reviewed: 1 September 2026
Author: Pete, editor, not a clinician