ADHD & autism assessment waits by NHS area

How long you wait for an NHS Right to Choose assessment depends on where your GP is. Pick your NHS area below to see the fastest published wait, any local restrictions, and how to get referred. The free NHS route always comes first.

Most restricted areas right now

Greater Manchester — 7 providers reporting limits
West and North London — 7 providers reporting limits
North East and North Cumbria — 6 providers reporting limits
Somerset — 6 providers reporting limits
Thames Valley — 6 providers reporting limits

Last checked 20 September 2026 — confirm with the provider.

All 36 NHS areas (A–Z)

Right to Choose waits by NHS area. Last checked 20 September 2026 — confirm with the provider.
NHS area (ICB)	Fastest ADHD wait	Status
Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire	2 wk	Open
Birmingham and Solihull	14 wk	Restricted
Black Country	14 wk	Restricted
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire	14 wk	Restricted
Cheshire and Merseyside	26 wk	Restricted
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly	2 wk	Open
Coventry and Warwickshire	26 wk	Restricted
Derby and Derbyshire	2 wk	Open
Devon	2 wk	Open
Dorset	14 wk	Restricted
Essex	2 wk	Open
Gloucestershire	2 wk	Open
Greater Manchester	52 wk	Restricted
Hampshire and Isle of Wight	52 wk	Restricted
Herefordshire and Worcestershire	2 wk	Open
Humber and North Yorkshire	2 wk	Open
Kent and Medway	52 wk	Restricted
Lancashire and South Cumbria	26 wk	Restricted
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland	52 wk	Restricted
Lincolnshire	2 wk	Open
Norfolk and Suffolk	48 wk	Restricted
North East and North Cumbria	78 wk	Restricted
North East London	2 wk	Open
Northamptonshire	2 wk	Open
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire	2 wk	Open
Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin	2 wk	Open
Somerset	52 wk	Restricted
South East London	29 wk	Restricted
South West London	52 wk	Restricted
South Yorkshire	20 wk	Restricted
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent	2 wk	Restricted
Surrey and Sussex	26 wk	Restricted
Thames Valley	52 wk	Restricted
West and North London	28 wk	Restricted
West Yorkshire	104 wk	Restricted

Alphabetical, not a ranking. Last checked 20 September 2026 — confirm with the provider. No wait is guaranteed.

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