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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.

Please note waiting times are when appointments are first available, and can be shorter/longer based on the individual's needs.

Last updated 07 October 2026

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Enter your GP's postcode to see the waiting times for each pathway in your area and any restrictions in place

ICB
RemoteChildren's autism
RemoteChildren's ADHD
RemoteJoint assessment
In-personChildren's autism
In-personJoint assessment
Status
Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB
Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, Wiltshire
9 weeks
2 weeks
10 weeks
11 weeks
Exeter clinic
12 weeks
Exeter clinic
NO RESTRICTIONS
Birmingham and Solihull ICB
Birmingham, Solihull
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
RESTRICTIONS
Black Country ICB
Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall, Wolverhampton
9 weeks
2 weeks
10 weeks
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
NO RESTRICTIONS
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB
Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire
Imposed a 14 week minimum wait time from referral to first appointment
Minimum wait
Central East ICB
Bedford, Cambridgeshire, Central Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Luton, Milton Keynes, Peterborough
9 weeks
2 weeks
10 weeks
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
NO RESTRICTIONS
Cheshire and Merseyside ICB
Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens, Warrington, Wirral
9 weeks
2 weeks
10 weeks
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
NO RESTRICTIONS
Cornwall and The Isles of Scilly ICB
Cornwall, Isles of Scilly
9 weeks
2 weeks
10 weeks
11 weeks
Exeter clinic
12 weeks
Exeter clinic
NO RESTRICTIONS
Coventry and Warwickshire ICB
Coventry, Warwickshire
9 weeks
2 weeks
10 weeks
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
NO RESTRICTIONS
Derby and Derbyshire ICB
Derby, Derbyshire
9 weeks
2 weeks
10 weeks
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
NO RESTRICTIONS
Devon ICB
Devon, Plymouth, Torbay
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
RESTRICTIONS
Dorset ICB
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset
Imposed a 14 week minimum wait time from referral to first appointment
Minimum wait
Essex ICB
Essex, Southend-on-Sea, Thurrock
9 weeks
2 weeks
10 weeks
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
NO RESTRICTIONS
Gloucestershire ICB
Gloucestershire
9 weeks
2 weeks
10 weeks
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
NO RESTRICTIONS
Greater Manchester ICB
Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
RESTRICTIONS
Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB
Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth, Southampton
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
RESTRICTIONS
Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB
Herefordshire, Worcestershire
9 weeks
2 weeks
10 weeks
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
NO RESTRICTIONS
Humber and North Yorkshire ICB
East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, York
9 weeks
2 weeks
10 weeks
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
NO RESTRICTIONS
Kent and Medway ICB
Kent, Medway
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
RESTRICTIONS
Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB
Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Cumberland, Lancashire, Westmorland and Furness
9 weeks
2 weeks
10 weeks
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
NO RESTRICTIONS
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB
Leicester, Leicestershire, Rutland
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
RESTRICTIONS
Lincolnshire ICB
Lincolnshire
9 weeks
2 weeks
10 weeks
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
NO RESTRICTIONS
Norfolk and Suffolk ICB
Norfolk, Suffolk
9 weeks
2 weeks
10 weeks
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
NO RESTRICTIONS
North East and North Cumbria ICB
County Durham, Cumberland, Darlington, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Redcar and Cleveland, South Tyneside, Stockton-on-Tees, Sunderland
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
RESTRICTIONS
North East London ICB
Barking and Dagenham, City of London, Hackney, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest
9 weeks
2 weeks
10 weeks
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
NO RESTRICTIONS
Northamptonshire ICB
North Northamptonshire, West Northamptonshire
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
RESTRICTIONS
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
9 weeks
2 weeks
10 weeks
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
NO RESTRICTIONS
Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB
Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin
9 weeks
2 weeks
10 weeks
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
NO RESTRICTIONS
Somerset ICB
Somerset
9 weeks
2 weeks
10 weeks
11 weeks
Exeter clinic
12 weeks
Exeter clinic
NO RESTRICTIONS
South East London ICB
Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark
9 weeks
2 weeks
10 weeks
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
NO RESTRICTIONS
South West London ICB
Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Merton, Richmond upon Thames, Sutton, Wandsworth
9 weeks
2 weeks
10 weeks
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
NO RESTRICTIONS
South Yorkshire ICB
Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield
9 weeks
2 weeks
10 weeks
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
NO RESTRICTIONS
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB
Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent
9 weeks
2 weeks
10 weeks
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
NO RESTRICTIONS
Surrey and Sussex ICB
Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, Surrey, West Sussex
9 weeks
2 weeks
10 weeks
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
NO RESTRICTIONS
Thames Valley ICB
Bracknell Forest, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor and Maidenhead
Funding limits in place: delivery of assessments paused until 1st April 2027
RESTRICTIONS
West and North London ICB
Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Enfield, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster
9 weeks
2 weeks
10 weeks
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
2 weeks
Norwich clinic
NO RESTRICTIONS
West Yorkshire ICB
Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, Wakefield
Imposed a 104 week minimum wait time from referral to first appointment
Minimum wait

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