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Current Waiting Times

How long your child is likely to wait for an ADHD, autism or joint assessment with us, broken down by assessment pathway and by Integrated Care Board. Choose your ICB below to see the waits that apply to you and any local restrictions.

Last updated 7 September 2026

Our wait times

All waiting times

Your Integrated Care Board is the NHS body that funds your child's care. It is set by your GP practice, not your home address. Not sure what ICB you belong to? You can look it up here.
‍Waits are measured from the day we receive all social context questionnaires to the day of the first assessment appointment. They are estimates based on our current supply in these areas.

Please note: if you are willing to travel to either of our in-person clinics for an assessment, you can request a hybrid assessment from your GP regardless of your location.

ADHD
Autism
Joint ADHD and Autism
Integrated Care Board
Pathway
Wait
Local Restrictions
Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire
Remote
9 Weeks
None
Birmingham and Solihull
Remote
Restrictions
Imposed a 14 week minimum wait time from referral to first appointment
Black Country
Remote
9 Weeks
None
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Remote
14 Week Minimum Wait
Imposed a 14 week minimum wait time from referral to first appointment
Central East
Remote
9 Weeks
None
Cheshire and Merseyside
Remote
9 Weeks
None
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
Remote
9 Weeks
None
Conventry and Warwickshire
Remote
9 Weeks
None
Derby and Derbyshire
Remote
9 Weeks
None
Devon
Remote
14 Week Minimum Wait
Imposed a 14 week minimum wait time from referral to first appointment
Dorset
Remote
14 Week Minimum Wait
Imposed a 14 week minimum wait time from referral to first appointment
Essex
Remote
9 Weeks
None
Gloucestershire
Remote
9 Weeks
None
Greater Manchester
Remote
Restrictions
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Remote
Restrictions
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
Herefordshire and Worcestershire
Remote
9 Weeks
None
Humber and North Yorkshire
Remote
9 Weeks
None
Kent and Medway
Remote
Restrictions
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
Lancashire and South Cumbria
Remote
9 Weeks
None
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
Remote
Restrictions
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
Lincolnshire
Remote
9 Weeks
None
Norfolk and Suffolk
Remote
9 Weeks
None
North East and North Cumbria
Remote
Restrictions
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
North East London
Remote
9 Weeks
None
Northamptonshire
Remote
Restrictions
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
Remote
9 Weeks
None
Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin
Remote
9 Weeks
None
Somerset
Remote
9 Weeks
None
South East London
Remote
9 Weeks
None
South West London
Remote
9 Weeks
None
South Yorkshire
Remote
9 Weeks
None
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent
Remote
9 Weeks
None
Surrey and Sussex
Remote
9 Weeks
None
Thames Valley
Remote
Restrictions
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
West and North London
Remote
9 Weeks
None
West Yorkshire
Remote
Restrictions
104 week minimum wait time
Integrated Care Board
Pathway
Wait
Local Restrictions
Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire
Remote
Hybrid 5-18 (Exeter)
Hybrid 2-4 (Exeter)
8 Weeks
12 Weeks
11 Weeks
None
Birmingham and Solihull
Remote
Restrictions
Imposed a 14 week minimum wait time from referral to first appointment
Black Country
Remote
8 Weeks
None
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Remote
Hybrid 5-18 (Exeter)
Hybrid 2-4 (Exeter)
14 Week Minimum Wait
Imposed a 14 week minimum wait time from referral to first appointment
Central East
Remote
Hybrid 6-18 (Norwich)
8 Weeks
2 Weeks
None
Cheshire and Merseyside
Remote
8 Weeks
None
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
Remote
Hybrid 5-18 (Exeter)
Hybrid 2-4 (Exeter)
8 Weeks
12 Weeks
11 Weeks
None
Conventry and Warwickshire
Remote
8 Weeks
None
Derby and Derbyshire
Remote
8 Weeks
None
Devon
Remote
Hybrid 5-18 (Exeter)
Hybrid 2-4 (Exeter)
14 Week Minimum Wait
Imposed a 14 week minimum wait time from referral to first appointment
Dorset
Remote
Hybrid 5-18 (Exeter)
Hybrid 2-4 (Exeter)
14 Week Minimum Wait
Imposed a 14 week minimum wait time from referral to first appointment
Essex
Remote
Hybrid 6-18 (Norwich)
8 Weeks
2 Weeks
None
Gloucestershire
Remote
Hybrid 6-18 (Norwich)
8 Weeks
2 Weeks
None
Greater Manchester
Remote
Restrictions
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Remote
Hybrid 5-18 (Exeter)
Hybrid 2-4 (Exeter)
Restrictions
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
Herefordshire and Worcestershire
Remote
Hybrid 6-18 (Norwich)
8 Weeks
2 Weeks
None
Humber and North Yorkshire
Remote
8 Weeks
None
Kent and Medway
Remote
Hybrid 6-18 (Norwich)
Hybrid 2-4 (Norwich)
Restrictions
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
Lancashire and South Cumbria
Remote
8 Weeks
None
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
Remote
Hybrid 6-18 (Norwich)
Restrictions
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
Lincolnshire
Remote
Hybrid 6-18 (Norwich)
8 Weeks
2 Weeks
None
Norfolk and Suffolk
Remote
Hybrid 6-18 (Norwich)
8 Weeks
2 Weeks
None
North East and North Cumbria
Remote
Restrictions
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
North East London
Remote
Hybrid 6-18 (Norwich)
8 Weeks
2 Weeks
None
Northamptonshire
Remote
Hybrid 6-18 (Norwich)
Restrictions
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
Remote
Hybrid 6-18 (Norwich)
8 Weeks
2 Weeks
None
Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin
Remote
8 Weeks
None
Somerset
Remote
Hybrid 5-18 (Exeter)
Hybrid 2-4 (Exeter)
8 Weeks
12 Weeks
11 Weeks
None
South East London
Remote
Hybrid 6-18 (Norwich)
8 Weeks
2 Weeks
None
South West London
Remote
Hybrid 6-18 (Norwich)
8 Weeks
2 Weeks
None
South Yorkshire
Remote
8 Weeks
None
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent
Remote
8 Weeks
None
Surrey and Sussex
Remote
Hybrid 6-18 (Norwich)
8 Weeks
2 Weeks
None
Thames Valley
Remote
Hybrid 5-18 (Exeter)
Hybrid 2-4 (Exeter)
Restrictions
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
West and North London
Remote
Hybrid 6-18 (Norwich)
8 Weeks
2 Weeks
None
West Yorkshire
Remote
Restrictions
104 week minimum wait time
Integrated Care Board
Pathway
Wait
Local Restrictions
Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire
Remote
Hybrid 8-18 (Exeter)
10 Weeks
12 Weeks
None
Birmingham and Solihull
Remote
Restrictions
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
Black Country
Remote
10 Weeks
None
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Remote
Hybrid 8-18 (Exeter)
14 Week Minimum Wait
Imposed a 14 week minimum wait time from referral to first appointment
Central East
Remote
Hybrid 8-18 (Norwich)
10 Weeks
2 Weeks
None
Cheshire and Merseyside
Remote
10 Weeks
None
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
Remote
Hybrid 8-18 (Exeter)
10 Weeks
12 Weeks
None
Conventry and Warwickshire
Remote
10 Weeks
None
Derby and Derbyshire
Remote
10 Weeks
None
Devon
Remote
Hybrid 8-18 (Exeter)
14 Week Minimum Wait
Imposed a 14 week minimum wait time from referral to first appointment
Dorset
Remote
Hybrid 8-18 (Exeter)
14 Week Minimum Wait
Imposed a 14 week minimum wait time from referral to first appointment
Essex
Remote
Hybrid 8-18 (Norwich)
10 Weeks
2 Weeks
None
Gloucestershire
Remote
Hybrid 8-18 (Norwich)
10 Weeks
2 Weeks
None
Greater Manchester
Remote
Restrictions
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Remote
Hybrid 8-18 (Exeter)
Restrictions
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
Herefordshire and Worcestershire
Remote
Hybrid 8-18 (Norwich)
10 Weeks
2 Weeks
None
Humber and North Yorkshire
Remote
10 Weeks
None
Kent and Medway
Remote
Hybrid 8-18 (Norwich)
Restrictions
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
Lancashire and South Cumbria
Remote
10 Weeks
None
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
Remote
Hybrid 8-18 (Norwich)
Restrictions
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
Lincolnshire
Remote
Hybrid 8-18 (Norwich)
10 Weeks
2 Weeks
None
Norfolk and Suffolk
Remote
Hybrid 8-18 (Norwich)
10 Weeks
2 Weeks
None
North East and North Cumbria
Remote
Restrictions
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
North East London
Remote
Hybrid 8-18 (Norwich)
10 Weeks
2 Weeks
None
Northamptonshire
Remote
Hybrid 8-18 (Norwich)
Restrictions
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
Remote
Hybrid 8-18 (Norwich)
10 Weeks
2 Weeks
None
Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin
Remote
10 Weeks
None
Somerset
Remote
Hybrid 8-18 (Exeter)
10 Weeks
12 Weeks
None
South East London
Remote
Hybrid 8-18 (Norwich)
10 Weeks
2 Weeks
None
South West London
Remote
Hybrid 8-18 (Norwich)
10 Weeks
2 Weeks
None
South Yorkshire
Remote
10 Weeks
None
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent
Remote
10 Weeks
None
Surrey and Sussex
Remote
Hybrid 8-18 (Norwich)
10 Weeks
2 Weeks
None
Thames Valley
Remote
Hybrid 8-18 (Exeter)
Restrictions
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
West and North London
Remote
Hybrid 8-18 (Norwich)
10 Weeks
2 Weeks
None
West Yorkshire
Remote
Restrictions
104 week minimum wait

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