ADHD assessment waiting list in Hampshire and Isle of Wight, June 2026
About 35,050 people in Hampshire and Isle of Wight had an open referral that may be for an ADHD assessment in June 2026, 73% of them open for more than a year (NHS England). In the table, the April 2026 figure is about 3 times March 2026's, usually because a provider started or resumed submitting. Children: 2,130. Adults: 32,920.
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Last 12 months
| Month | Open referrals | Open over a year | Referred that month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35,050 | 73% | 540 | |
| 34,195 | 73% | 500 | |
| 32,870 | 73% | 465 | |
| 11,805 | 57% | 525 | |
| 31,775 | 74% | 520 | |
| 30,700 | 73% | 425 | |
| 10,305 | 54% | 350 | |
| 9,950 | 54% | 420 | |
| 10,515 | 52% | 660 | |
| 9,275 | 58% | 475 | |
| 8,460 | 63% | 345 | |
| 12,790 | 62% | 525 |
- ADHD figures from February 2025 are not comparable with earlier months, because independent providers started submitting then.
- Board totals add up age groups that NHS England rounds to the nearest 5, so they are approximate.
Right to choose here
Right to choose in Hampshire and Isle of Wight: open with local conditions (checked 19 October 2026). People waiting through the right to choose pathway are offered an assessment in 2027 only if they meet prioritisation criteria; the same applies to new referrals in 2026/27 (board update, March 2026). The legal right applies everywhere in England; local conditions vary. Source.
What to ask your GP
- Which service the referral goes to, and its current wait.
- Whether you can use right to choose for a provider with an NHS contract, and what the local conditions are.
- Whether the practice agrees shared care for medication after a diagnosis (if a GP refuses shared care).
- Which route applies (adult and child routes).
Latest quarterly: NHS England, . Data checked .