Your NHS Right to Choose

You have the 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. You can find out more about Right to Choose below and find GP referral forms.

  • At Care ADHD, we’re proud that your journey will begin in weeks, not years. Among the top five reputable NHS-accredited providers of ADHD treatment, we believe we have the lowest average waiting times by some distance.

    Please note that GP practices often send referrals in days or even weeks after your appointment with them, and often after patients think they have been sent.

    We keep our waiting times updated in our knowledge base article which can be found here: CARE ADHD - Waiting times

  • Unfortunately, we currently have no way of automating acknowledgements to patients to let you know we’ve received your referral but we do confirm receipt with your GPs who can confirm it’s been sent.

    Thank you for your patience, please rest assured we’re working really hard to get to you as soon as we can - you should hear from us within around a month of the GP making the referral, and hopefully sooner than that.

  • nder the NHS Constitution, you have a legal right to choose any provider in England that holds an NHS contract for the service you need.

    If you want an adult ADHD assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, you are entitled to choose Care ADHD.

    Sometimes local health bodies (ICBs) accredit certain providers and advise GPs to refer only to those. The problem is that some of these providers may have very long waiting times, which can be unsafe.

    GP practices are not always experts in NHS legislation, so they may confuse local guidance from an ICB with your legal rights.

    What’s clear is this: you have the right to be referred to Care ADHD - and you don’t have to take “no” for an answer. If you’d like support, our team can contact your GP on your behalf.

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You have the 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.

For ADHD this is particularly important because we know that the long waiting times for local services can put people off seeking help, and many people are happy to have video consultations with a specialist based anywhere in the country.

Right to Choose within mental health is a relatively new option (since 2018) and as such, not all patients, GPs or other clinicians are aware of it and how it works.

Click here to understand more about your Right to Choose under the NHS Choice Framework

We understand that exercising your Right to Choose can appear complicated, but we’re here to simplify it for you with some forms you can use.

Are you an adult aged 18+ and want to exercise your Right to Choose?

Ready to start your Adult ADHD assessment journey with CARE ADHD? If you're 18 or over, here's how to begin:

You can download our complete information pack which includes:

  • A GP letter template with the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS)

  • The NHS Right to Choose GP referral form

  • NHS Choice in Mental Health Care documentation

    For your convenience, we provide the GP referral form in both Word and PDF formats. Your GP will need to complete this form and they will need to send your referral to us by finding us on the NHS eReferral Service which is our preferred option. The download buttons allow you to:

  • Download just the GP referral form in Word format

  • Download the complete information pack

  • Download just the GP referral form in PDF format