Right to Choose – ADHD & Autism Assessments

What is Right to Choose?

If you are based in England under the NHS, you now have a legal right to choose your mental healthcare provider and your choice of mental healthcare team. This important right means that, for instance, should you decide the waiting time for your ADHD assessment is too long, then you can choose alternative providers. The provider must supply the service to the NHS somewhere in England.

Patients have the Right to Choose when the following conditions are met:

the NHS practice is in England (different rules apply for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland)
the General Practitioner has agreed to make a clinically appropriate referral (Of note: The decision to make a referral is the GPs responsibility and separate from Right to Choose. Right to Choose is a patient’s right to decide where that referral is to)

Please be aware: almost all of these assessments will occur online unless they offer in person assessments and you are willing to attend wherever the providers’ clinics are based.

The providers may have their own individual referral forms/documents. If you are able to complete online, please do so and return to the surgery by email to [email protected] *please ensure you include your name and date of birth*

If you would like to request printing for paper copies of these documents, please let our reception team know by calling us on 01392 462770.

Right to Choose Providers

The Devon ICB only has contracts with the following providers. This means that you can have your assessment and if applicable when the time comes, we can take over your care and the prescribing of your medication. If you choose to be referred to any other provider outside of this, you are still able to have your assessment, however we will not be able to prescribe your medication. We have included some of these providers at the end of this page.

Adult ADHD

*** IF FOLLOWING ASSESSMENT YOU REQUIRE MEDICATION, WE WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE OVER PRESCRIBING WITH THESE PROVIDERS***

PROVIDER	ASSESSMENT TYPE	WAITING TIME	FORMS
Problem Shared	Online	Assessment: 20-24weeks Medication: 16-20weeks	ASRS – likely already complete as initial q.
ADHD360	Online	6-8 months	Please contact reception to request
Harrow Health	Face to face Online	12-16 weeks	Please select the Devon referral form on website
La Tahzan		2 weeks	ASRS – likely already complete as initial q.
RTN Medical	Face to face Online	4 weeks	ASRS – likely already complete as initial q.

Psychiatry UK

Online

Up to 12 months

ASRS – likely already complete as initial q.

Adult Autism

PROVIDER	ASSESSMENT TYPE	WAITING TIME	FORMS
Problem Shared	Online	25-30 weeks	AQ10 – likely already complete as initial q.
Evolve Psychology	Online Face to face	12-26 weeks	AQ10 – likely already complete as initial q.
KT Healthcare	Online Face to face	6 weeks	AQ10 – likely already complete as initial q.
Neurodiversity Assessment LTD	Online	No current waiting list	AQ10 – likely already complete as initial q.
Psicon	Online Face to face	5 months	AQ10 – likely already complete as initial q.
Psychiatry-UK	Online	3 months	AQ10 – likely already complete as initial q.

RTN Mental Health Solutions

Online

Face to face

4 weeks

Autism RTC Referral Form on their website + AQ10

Healios Limited

Online

Up to 12 months

AQ10 – likely already complete as initial q.

PAEDIATRICS

ADHD

** IF FOLLOWING ASSESSMENT YOU REQUIRE MEDICATION, WE WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE OVER PRESCRIBING WITH THESE PROVIDERS***

PROVIDER

ASSESSMENT TYPE

WAITING TIME

FORMS

ADHD360

AGE 14-15 ONLY

Online

6-8 months

Please contact reception to request

Held Health

Online

2-8 weeks

Snap-IV 26 – likely already done as initial Q.

AUTISM

PROVIDER	ASSESSMENT TYPE	WAITING TIME	FORMS
Problem Shared AGE 7-17 ONLY	Online	25-30 weeks	AQ10 depending on child’s age
Evolve Psychology Up to age 19	Online Face to face	12-16 months	Aq10 depending on child’s age – contact reception
Held Health	Online Face to face	2-8 weeks	AQ10 depending on child’s age
KT Healthcare	Online Face to face	6 weeks	AQ10 depending on child’s age – contact reception
Paloma Health AGED 7+ 0-5s only if paeds have req.	Online Hybrid	6 months	AQ10 depending on child’s age – contact reception
RTN Mental Heath Solutions	Online Face to face	4 weeks	Autism RTC referral form on their website + AQ10 depending on child’s age