Can I get an NHS ADHD assessment in London?

Yes. The NHS route starts with your GP, who refers you to the multiple London mental health trusts service for adults or for children and young people. In England you can also ask to be referred to an independent provider under Right to Choose, still NHS-funded. Waits vary and are often quoted in months or years rather than weeks, so ask your GP what the current position is when you are referred.

Does Right to Choose work in London?

Yes. Right to Choose applies in England, so you can ask your GP to refer you to any independent provider with an NHS ADHD contract, funded by the NHS. The GP still has to agree the referral is clinically appropriate.

Do I have to be assessed in person in London?

Usually not. Most independent UK ADHD providers assess by video appointment, which means where you live rarely limits your choice of private provider. In-person appointments are less common and depend on a provider publishing a clinic address.

What does a private ADHD assessment cost in London?

Private fees are set nationally by each provider rather than by city, and adult and children's assessments are priced differently. Compare the published fees, and check what is billed separately afterwards — titration, prescriptions and reviews are where the cost usually grows.

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ADHD assessment in London

The short answer

There are three ways to be assessed for ADHD in London: an NHS referral through your GP to multiple London mental health trusts, an NHS-funded Right to Choose referral to an independent provider, or paying privately. Most private assessments are carried out by video, so your choice of provider is rarely limited by where you live. Adults and children and young people are seen by different services, at different prices.

01 — The NHS route

Referral through multiple London mental health trusts.

Adult ADHD services here are commissioned borough by borough, so the service covering you depends on your GP's area rather than on the city.

Adult ADHD services in London are commissioned borough by borough rather than city-wide: East London NHS Foundation Trust's adult ADHD service, for example, accepts people living in City and Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Newham, Luton, Bedford and Central Bedfordshire.

East London NHS Foundation Trust — adult ADHD services — checked 2026-09-23

The referral starts with your GP in every case. Adults and children go to separate services, so the wait your neighbour was quoted for a child tells you nothing about the adult list. Ask your GP to confirm the current position in writing when the referral is made — we do not publish local waiting times, because we have no way to check them reliably.

02 — Right to Choose

Available here, and NHS-funded.

Right to Choose applies here. In England you can ask your GP to refer you to any independent provider holding an NHS contract for ADHD assessment, funded by the NHS rather than by you. Your GP has to agree the referral is clinically appropriate, and waits still vary by provider.

Which route fits me? →How Right to Choose works →

03 — Private options

What is actually available to someone in London.

In person in London

Berkeley Psychiatrists — One in-person clinic: 10 Harley Street, London W1G 9PF.

Remote and national options

8 of the provider records we hold publish remote assessment by video. These are national services, not London clinics — they are available to you here, but they are not local coverage.

Find an assessment →Compare published fees →All provider records →

04 — Cost

What private assessment costs, adults and children kept apart.

Adults: £400 to £950 across 6 published figures from 6 records. Set nationally by each provider, not by city.

Children and young people: £625 to £1,295 across 4 published figures from 4 records. Set nationally by each provider, not by city.

Every figure comes from a provider's own published price with the date we read it. The headline fee is not the whole cost: titration, prescriptions and annual reviews are often billed separately.

What an ADHD assessment costs in the UK →

05 — Who is being assessed

Adults and children follow separate pathways.

Adults

Getting assessed as an adult

Self-referral is not usually possible on the NHS; it starts with your GP. Medication and shared care are the parts people get caught out by.

Children and young people

Referral for a child

A separate service, separate waiting list and a higher private fee. School evidence usually forms part of the referral.

Where to go next

Questions

Common questions

01
Can I get an NHS ADHD assessment in London?: Yes. The NHS route starts with your GP, who refers you to the multiple London mental health trusts service for adults or for children and young people. In England you can also ask to be referred to an independent provider under Right to Choose, still NHS-funded. Waits vary and are often quoted in months or years rather than weeks, so ask your GP what the current position is when you are referred.
02
Does Right to Choose work in London?: Yes. Right to Choose applies in England, so you can ask your GP to refer you to any independent provider with an NHS ADHD contract, funded by the NHS. The GP still has to agree the referral is clinically appropriate.
03
Do I have to be assessed in person in London?: Usually not. Most independent UK ADHD providers assess by video appointment, which means where you live rarely limits your choice of private provider. In-person appointments are less common and depend on a provider publishing a clinic address.
04
What does a private ADHD assessment cost in London?: Private fees are set nationally by each provider rather than by city, and adult and children's assessments are priced differently. Compare the published fees, and check what is billed separately afterwards — titration, prescriptions and reviews are where the cost usually grows.