NHS limiting ADHD assessments to save money despite soaring demand

FoIs show integrated care boards are curbing assessments but have not told GPs or patients who face long waits

The NHS is restricting people's ability to be assessed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in order to save money but not telling GPs or patients, despite soaring demand for the service.

More than half of the NHS's 42 integrated care boards (ICBs) in England have imposed limits on how many people can be assessed for ADHD during 2025-26, freedom of information responses show.