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board's position on right to choose referrals for ADHD and autism assessments has not been confirmed from its own pages yet. Ask your GP, and read the NHS guidance on your choices.","source_url":"https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/hospitals/your-choices-in-the-nhs/","checked":null,"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. 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In an emergency call 999.","nhs_111_url":"https://111.nhs.uk/"}}