Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Service

The Leeds Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Service is taking action to address unsustainable levels of demand and an impossibly long waiting list. We have temporarily closed to new referrals from 11 October 2024.

The service currently has a waiting list of around 4,500 people and receives around 170 referrals per month. It is currently resourced to see and assess around 16 people per month. This means the number of referrals it receives is over 10 times the number it can realistically see.

Therefore the waiting list will just continue to grow if action is not taken. For example, if someone was to join the waiting list today, it would take well over 10 years for them to be seen by the Leeds Adult ADHD service.

To address this issue we must be open and honest with our patients and partners about our impossible challenge. We believe it would be unfair and unethical to continue to take referrals into our service.

We know this will be distressing news for those currently on our waiting list, and people in Leeds seeking a diagnosis on the NHS. We apologise sincerely for any anxiety this causes.

Our plan is to analyse our waiting list and prioritise our limited clinical resource to see and assess adults across Leeds with the highest clinical need as quickly as we can.

Whilst we are doing this, we’ll be working with our partners to develop a new assessment and treatment model which meets the needs of our patients in future.

Updates on the progress of a new assessment and treatment model will be posted on this website.

We have written to everyone on our waiting list to inform them of this situation. If you are already on our waiting list, we will contact you when we are able to offer you a date for assessment.

If you would like to discuss alternative providers and/or access additional support available, please contact us via email on lmh-tr.adhdsupport@nhs.net. Please be advised that we anticipate that we should be able to respond to your email from the beginning of November.

We have also posted information about other forms of advice and support on our website.

ADHD assessments for children and younger people in Leeds

ADHD assessments for those under 18 registered with a GP in Leeds are carried out by the Neurodevelopmental Assessment Team within the Child and Young People’s Mental Health Service – hosted by Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust. Referrals to this service are still open but are subject to long waiting lists.

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Page last updated: 11th Oct 2024 6:58am

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