ADHD & Autism Services
Reference: 24-25495
Date response sent: 04/03/2025
Details of enquiry
- How many current patients are awaiting assessment for ADHD and Autism with Children and Adults?
- Are you using external provider to support with Assessments? If so who are they?
- Which department manages the ADHD and Autism clinics?
- What is the current Spend for the service?
Response sent
The Trust only provides ADHD assessment and diagnosis as part of a holistic assessment and is not commissioned to provide a specific ADHD diagnostic pathway.
Patients with suspected ADHD would be referred to the (locally situated) Royal Free hospital for assessment/diagnosis, but we do not perform the diagnosis ourselves.
- How many current patients are awaiting assessment for ADHD and Autism with Children and Adults?
a. ADHD Assessments Service
No specific service provision. See Explanatory Notes above.
b. Autism Assessments Service
The ASD diagnostic service is generally for 12- 18 years age group, See our website for further details of the service Autism assessment service – Tavistock and Portman
There are currently 301 young people awaiting assessment
No Service Provision for the 18+ years age group
- Are you using external provider to support with Assessments? If so who are they?
No.
- Which department manages the ADHD and Autism clinics?
Children and Families Unit manages the Autism Clinic
- What is the current Spend for the service?
£799k to end January 2025