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activity plans applied across autism and ADHD assessment services, including right to choose providers; the board says it is not restricting referrals or removing the legal right to choose (board report to Medway Council, 2026).","source_url":"https://democracy.medway.gov.uk/mgconvert2pdf.aspx?id=90843","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/"}}