ADHD Assessment Update - Right to Choose Pathway

Waiting lists to get an ADHD assessment locally are very long. The Right To Choose pathway allows you to be seen by providers elsewhere who may have availability sooner.

Please be aware that, due to high demand, the Hampshire & IOW ICB have implemented restrictions on the clinics which have led to some delays. Please go your chosen provider's website or contact them directly for individual updates on waiting lists and general queries.

Shared Care Agreement

If you are diagnosed with ADHD, the provider may suggest medications for you. The medications used for ADHD are restricted so that GPs cannot routinely prescribe them. The specialist service is responsible for prescribing them. They can request that your GP prescribes them under an agreement called a 'shared care agreement'. Whilst we often do this at University Health Service Southampton, it is not guaranteed that we will be able to enter into this agreement for reasons of patient safety and resources.

What is important is that you do choose a provider that both makes the diagnosis and has an ability to prescribe medication.

Due to the nature of Right to Choose providers, if the business stops trading for any reason or if they have their NHS contract removed then their care, and any prescriptions would more than likely cease which is another reason your GP may not feel it is safe, or good practice to enter into an agreement to prescribe for them.