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has asked all adult ADHD providers, local and national, to reduce new assessments from April 2026 for people who have waited less than 52 weeks, prioritising the longest waits (board position statement).","source_url":"https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk/our-work/adult-adhd/adult-adhd-position-statement","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/"}}