Right to Choose ASD & ADHD Pathways

ADHD and ASD assessment – Right To Choose

If you are based in England under the NHS, you now have a legal right to choose your mental healthcare provider and your choice of mental healthcare team, this includes for referrals relating to Autism and ADHD assessment.

This service is offered through the NHS and is free 

Did you know NHS patients now have a legal right to choose their mental healthcare provider? This important right means that, for instance, should you decide the waiting time for your ADHD or ASD assessment is too long, then you can choose an alternative provider to suit you.

Right to Choose within mental health is a relatively new scheme (since 2018) and as such, many patients are not aware of the options.

Who can offer Right to Choose assessments?

There are a number of clinics throughout the UK that can offer Right to Choose ADHD and/or ASD assessments. To become a Right to Choose clinic provider, the clinic must supply the same service to the NHS somewhere in England, they cannot be a private only clinic.

Which providers offer Right to Choose assessments?

This list of providers is constantly changing but currently the below clinics are some of the choices available as at the time of printing this leaflet. This list is non-exhaustive and there may be other clinics you may want to research too.

https://adhduk.co.uk/right-to-choose/

Things to consider about Right to Choose

It is important to note that many of the clinics mentioned in this leaflet can offer diagnosis but are rarely able to offer medication titration. 

This means that you may be able to obtain a diagnosis with the named clinics, but often you will need a local NHS referral should they find that you need to start medication to control your symptoms.

What happens when I have chosen my clinic?

For all Right to Choose referrals, the patient, or their family if a child, will need to research and select a clinic themselves, it is not something the GP can advise on.

Once you have chosen which clinic you would like to have your assessment with, please make an appointment with the GP. Please ensure any forms that are required to be completed by patient are completed before the appointment is made. This will enable us to process the referral efficiently.

IMPORTANT

Greenbank Medical Practice are not accepting Shared Care Protocols for medication or on-going monitoring from Private providers.

Published on 1st May 2025