NHS Choices and Right to Choose (NHS England)
Right to Choose: What is it, and how I use it?
Right to Choose is your legal right to choose which NHS provider does your ADHD assessment. It applies in England only, and some local NHS bodies have introduced restrictions — so what’s available depends on where you live.
The situation has become complicated, so we’ve broken it into three steps. If you’re not sure where to begin, work through them in order.
Option 1 — Start here: What is Right to Choose? A plain-English guide to what Right to Choose is and how to use it for an ADHD assessment.
Option 2 — The national picture. How Right to Choose works across England, including which areas have introduced restrictions.
Option 3 — Your local area. Look up your postcode or click your local NHS area to see assessment wait times, any Right to Choose restrictions near you, and the best options available. You can also sign up for ICB updates and use our complaint tool to push for change. The lookup covers the whole UK and provides information for the whole UK; however, Right to Choose itself is England only.
Option 1 [Best starting point] – Learn about what NHS Right to Choose is and how to use it.
Learn all about NHS Right to Choose and how you can use it for an ADHD Assessment
Option 2 – Learn about the National Right to Choose situation
This is the page with our data on the local NHS and NHS Right to Choose options near you. Depending on your location, you may be able to choose any RTC provider, or there may be local restrictions. Learn about the options in our area here.
Option 3 – Look up your local ADHD Assessment Data and Right to Choose options. Including complaint tools.
Either click on your local NHS area or use our postcode search tool to find it. The tool covers the entire UK; however, NHS services are devolved and Right to Choose is England only.
Access the best data we have on your local ADHD Assessment wait times, any ADHD Assessment Restrictions, and the data we have on local Right to Choose waits (England only). Helping you know the best Right to Choose option for you.
You can sign up any updates we have about your ICB’s ADHD services and use our complaint tool to push for change.
