best ADHD right to choose provider?

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I’m being referred for an ADHD assessment. I have been referred to psychiatry UK through the right to choose programme which I haven’t heard anything bad about besides the fact it has about a 2 year wait list. I’ve requested to change providers as I can’t wait that long and have been asked what I want to change to. I don’t know which one to pick? I’ve read some negative things about a lot of the alternative providers ranging from bad communication, not providing meds etc to GP surgery’s not accepting their diagnosis/ meaning you have to pay for meds if required?
Any experiences you can share from any of the providers would be hugely appreciated. It just seems mad that the psych UK waitlist is 2x longer than the 2nd longest provider.

Harrow Health is meant to have short wait times at the moment (or did as of a few weeks ago!) I've not heard anything negative about them, but equally haven't used them myself
Adult ADHD Assessment and Treatment | Harrow Health

I'm actually too upset to go into it but had an absolutely horrific experience with ADHD360, lost about £1k through it as paid for their scheme. Seriously don't touch them with a barge pole.

They also sent a report to my GP which must have been either totally fabricated or someone else's report as it said I said things in the assessment (i.e "was always a problem child who was disruptive in school", "says she has friends but is very out of sight out of mind", "struggles with house work and is unable to maintain a clean living space") which weren't true and weren't an accurate description of me at all. I was a model pupil, very quiet, teacher's pet type and am quite popular with close, meaningful friends that I'm in touch with most days and I hate mess or dirt...I couldn't live in a dirty, disorganised living space.

They also diagnosed me incorrectly and the medication made me very ill.

At the moment the NICE guidelines say any healthcare professional with suitable training and expertise can assess for ADHD, and it doesn't specify what training they need. So companies like ADHD 360 are doing it on the cheap and employing pharmacists among other things, as thats cheaper than a psychiatrist or ADHD specialist nurse. So whichever you go with, check the qualifications of whoever is doing your assessment.

I think at the minute there are 2 providers that will medicated if your GP turns down shared care- which, let's face it, they will do. This is copied and pasted from a FB Group I am in Adult ADHD and Autism Diagnosis- Right to Choose Support (England):

RTC providers and information for Autism and ADHD assessments for adults.

We update this list regularly as we learn new info about providers and info. Last updated 8th Sept.

Have a read through the providers websites and it will tell you what is required for a referral to them. Many have template letters you can use, ADHDUK website also has a generic template - link at bottom of this post

ADHD360 www.adhd-360.com/right-to-choose/
ADHD for adults, they will accept children that are 14+ for an ADHD assessment
Will continue to prescribe on the NHS when a GP refuses shared care.

ASD360 - about to launch but haven’t updated their website yet. If you email them they will send you the referral forms.
Autism for Children 7+ and adults

Care ADHD - careadhd.co.uk/your-right-to-choose/
Adult ADHD. Includes titration and they will continue to prescribe if your GP refuses shared care.

Dr J and Colleagues - www.drsj.co.uk/psychiatry-uk-right-to-choose
ADHD and Autism assessments for adults
Will continue to prescribe on the NHS when a GP refuses shared care.

Problem Shared - www.problemshared.net/right-to-chooseADHD for adults and children 7+ Autism for adults and children 7+
Require your GP to accept shared care for them to prescribe medication, if your GP doesn’t agree to accepting shared care on your referral forms then they will not be able to titrate you on medication.

Axia - axia-asd.co.uk/referral/#:~:text=The%20Right%20to%20Choose%20is,before%20an%20appointment%20is%20made.
Autism for adults

Clinical Partners - www.clinical-partners.co.uk/nhs-services/right-to-choose
ADHD assessment for adults, no medication
Autism for children and adults

Evolve Psychology - evolvepsychology.org
ADHD - children - assessment only, no medication
Autism - Children up to 19 and adults

Harrow Health - www.adhdrighttochoose.com/your-right-to-choose
ADHD
**Please note - their referral form states they are not commissioned to provide annual medication reviews so I would recommend finding out what happens with these in your area. Some areas don’t even have an ADHD service so if that’s the case then I wouldn’t recommend going with this provider or you could find yourself without any medication if you have no service to conduct the reviews.

Mantle Psychology www.mantlepsychology.com/right-to-choose
Autism and ADHD for children and adults
We have just heard about these ones, their website doesn’t give too much info so we don’t know about whether they offer titration yet

Provide Wellbeing www.wellbeingasd.co.uk/
Autism for children
ADHD for adults, assessment only, no medication

Skylight Psychiatry - www.skylightpsychiatry.co.uk/nhs-right-to-choose/
Autism assessments for adults

Solutions 4 Diagnostics - solutions4diagnostics.co.uk/right-to-choose/
Autism assessments for adults
ADHD for adults

RTN - www.rtndiagnostics.com/right-to-choose
Autism for children 4+ and adults
ADHD assessment and medication for adults
Will continue to prescribe if a GP refuses shared care

Oakdale Group www.oakdalegroup.org/neurodevelopmental-service-autism-adhd/#Right_to_choose
Autism for children and adults.
ADHD
They have just launched a right to choose medication service. You can also be referred to them with a diagnosis you have got elsewhere. They will also continue to prescibe on the NHS if your GP refuses shared care www.oakdalegroup.org/adhd-medication-service/

Psychiatry U.K.
psychiatry-uk.com/right-to-choose/
psychiatry-uk.com/right-to-choose-asd/
Autism and ADHD for adults.
They will continue to prescribe on the NHS when a GP refuses shared care.
Currently a long wait of 12-18 months for assessment then another 10 Children ADHD/Autism Diagnosis - Right To Choose Support - (England)n ADHD/Autism Diagnosis - Right To Choose Support - (England)m Diagnosis - Right To Choose Support - (England)

ADHDUK regularly update waiting times for some of the providers which can be seen here adhduk.co.uk/right-to-choose/

Right to choose information and generic template letter: adhduk.co.uk/adhd-diagnosis-pathways-children/

This is the NHS Framework for patient choice:

www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nhs-choice-framework/the-nhs-choice-framework-what-choices-are-available-to-me-in-the-nhs

www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/patient-choice-guidance/

The details for NHS England are at the bottom of the first link, you can contact them when you GP/ICB are not following correct procedures and are denying you of your right to choose.