TL;DR - Forth Valley NHS has discontinued their Adult ADHA and Autism assessment program. Children are aging out of the waiting list for youth, and landed with the option to go private. I have a friend who didn’t make the cut-off, when he rang up to ask what he should do, as he isn’t able to afford a private assessment. He was told to call the Samaritans. The fucking Samaritans. SMFH
I’m “lucky”. I live in the East Lothian/Edinburgh catchment area. I’ve been on the waiting list for ADHD assessment since November 2022, when I called in early February this year I was told I was told that the system had been slightly streamlined. My new projected wait time is 5-6 years. Which, to be fair, is better than the 7-9 years it was when I called in November last year.
This is simple practical advice to help individuals dealing with their current problems. I’m not suggesting the nhs is ok or anything:
Speak to your GP and ask to be referred to a provider under the ‘Right To Choose’ scheme. You might be unlucky again, but I know for certain that people in another area of the country with extremely poor healthcare got assessed (via various forms and an online assessment - so local availability of services might not be a problem) in around about a year.
And then in Scotland, we’ve got shit like this happening.
TL;DR - Forth Valley NHS has discontinued their Adult ADHA and Autism assessment program. Children are aging out of the waiting list for youth, and landed with the option to go private. I have a friend who didn’t make the cut-off, when he rang up to ask what he should do, as he isn’t able to afford a private assessment. He was told to call the Samaritans. The fucking Samaritans. SMFH I’m “lucky”. I live in the East Lothian/Edinburgh catchment area. I’ve been on the waiting list for ADHD assessment since November 2022, when I called in early February this year I was told I was told that the system had been slightly streamlined. My new projected wait time is 5-6 years. Which, to be fair, is better than the 7-9 years it was when I called in November last year.
This is simple practical advice to help individuals dealing with their current problems. I’m not suggesting the nhs is ok or anything:
Speak to your GP and ask to be referred to a provider under the ‘Right To Choose’ scheme. You might be unlucky again, but I know for certain that people in another area of the country with extremely poor healthcare got assessed (via various forms and an online assessment - so local availability of services might not be a problem) in around about a year.
Sadly it looks like the Right to Choose scheme is for England only.