ADHD medications need a mention of their own. Due to the long waiting times for assessments, people sometimes ask for a referral under the ‘right to choose’ scheme. This means that they are able to choose who they are referred to, from a group of organisations. It is important that patients make sure that the provider they choose is one who prescribes medication, as your we will not be able to prescribe on their behalf.
If you choose to have a private assessment with a provider who is not under the right to choose programme, you will not be able to get any NHS prescriptions. In this situation, if you want NHS prescriptions for ADHD treatment then we will be happy to refer you into the NHS system. However, you will start at the back of the waiting list, even if you already have an ADHD diagnosis and the referral is just for medication. You might find this flow chart below helpful when deciding whether to use a Right to Choose provider.