{"provenance":{"source":"NHS England, ADHD Management Information (referrals that may be for an ADHD assessment, by integrated care board, monthly)","source_url":"https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/mi-adhd/august-2026","licence":"Open Government Licence v3.0","as_of":"2026-06"},"month":"2026-06","condition":"adhd","page":"https://checkwaitingtimes.co.uk/adhd/cheshire-and-merseyside","area":{"code":"QYG","name":"NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board","short":"Cheshire and Merseyside","slug":"cheshire-and-merseyside","region":"North West","search_names":["Cheshire","Merseyside","Liverpool","Wirral","Warrington","Chester","Sefton","St Helens","Knowsley","Halton","Crewe","Macclesfield"],"predecessors":[],"since":"2022-07","councils":[{"slug":"cheshire-east","name":"Cheshire East"},{"slug":"cheshire-west-and-chester","name":"Cheshire West and 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says it will buy fewer adult ADHD assessments in 2026/27 than in 2025/26; clinical commissioning policy (December 2025) limits referrals for formal assessment to where needs cannot be met without a diagnosis. The main NHS adult service (CWP) is temporarily closed to new referrals, with exceptions.","source_url":"https://cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/your-health/adhd-services-for-adults/","checked":"2026-10-19","guidance_url":"https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/hospitals/your-choices-in-the-nhs/","wording":"Right to choose is a legal right in England to pick a provider that holds an NHS contract for the assessment, when a GP refers. Each NHS area applies its own conditions, which change; check the latest with your GP and the NHS guidance."},"providers":[],"notes":["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.","From November 2026 NHS England changes the ADHD release: the prevalence estimate is dropped and the children's community paediatrics waiting list moves to the Community Health Services publication."],"crisis":{"text":"If you or someone you care for needs urgent help, call NHS 111. In an emergency call 999.","nhs_111_url":"https://111.nhs.uk/"}}