If you are requesting a referral for an ADHD or Autism assessment it is essential that you read everything on this page carefully otherwise you might not get the help you need.
You can be referred for an ADHD or Autism assessment on one of three ways:
- Referral to local Services.
Although the waiting times are quite long, these services are designed to work well with local GP’s. There are not usually any issues with patients getting medication if they need it. If you wish to be referred to the local service, please scroll to the bottom of the page and click the button.
- Right to Choose.
The Right to Choose scheme means you can be referred to any service that has an NHS contract in England. People usually choose these as the waiting times are shorter. However, many do not provide a full service compared to what you would get locally.
- Private Referral.
Sometimes people decide to have a private referral for ADHD / Autism assessment. Whilst the assessment may be a one-off cost, you should factor in the cost of ongoing treatment as you will have to keep paying for your prescriptions from the private specialist. Like most surgeries Lockswood will not prescribe ADHD medications on behalf of a private provider, we can refer you for NHS treatment at any time, please be aware the waiting times are long, and you will enter the back of the queue.
Your responsibility
If you choose to go down the Right to Choose Pathway, it is your responsibility to make sure the provider you choose will meet the criteria of the Hampshire and Ise of Wight Shared Care Guidelines We cannot check on your behalf or confirm before the referral.
Due to the frequent changes in providers of ADHD / Autism assessments, and the increasing demands on general practice, we can not accept any responsibility for being unable to prescribe ADHD / Autism medications. Remember that will never enter into shared care agreements with private providers and Right to Choose providers should always be organisations who can prescribe medications independently of the GP.
We do not accept any responsibility for disruptions to access medications if the selected provider can not provide ongoing prescriptions on the NHS in the absence of GP input and reserve the right to decline to enter into a shared care agreement or withdraw from a shared care agreement at any time.
If you have read, understand and accept the information on this page, please click the link below to request an ADHD or Autism assessment and provide us with the necessary information.