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activity plans agreed with independent right to choose providers for 2026/27; a provider can accept a referral but may pause or delay the appointment date to stay within its allocation (board update, April 2026).","source_url":"https://leicesterleicestershireandrutland.icb.nhs.uk/?p=27068","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":[{"code":"RT5","name":"Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust","icb_code":"QK1","waiting":2155,"waiting_13_plus":1825,"share_seen_within_13_weeks":0.09,"new_referrals":135,"median_wait_days":232,"months_with_figures":12,"meets_threshold":true,"bare_place_name":false,"page":"https://checkwaitingtimes.co.uk/autism/providers/leicestershire-partnership-nhs-trust"}],"notes":["These figures undercount children: many children are assessed by community paediatric services that do not report to this dataset, and some providers miss a month's submission."],"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/"}}