Adult Referrals for assessment:
If, after reviewing the NHS guidance, you believe you meet the criteria for ADHD and would like to be assessed, this can be arranged through our surgery with a referral to local providers.
Please note: The Rotherham Adult ADHD Service currently has a waiting list of over a year.
To begin the process, please contact the surgery and request an appointment. Following this appointment, you will be placed on a waiting list and contacted when an assessment slot becomes available. If you decide to pursue a private ADHD assessment, please be aware that ADHD medication for adults is classified as specialist-only.
At present, GPs in South Yorkshire are not permitted to take over prescribing of these medications. This means you may need to continue paying for prescriptions privately or require a referral to the NHS ADHD service for ongoing medication management.
Childrens Referrals:
Referring your child for an assessment for possible ADHD/Autism when registered with a Rotherham GP is complex.
Step 1
The child needs to go through a screening process first which is organised by a neurodiversity team within CAMHS and can take up to 4 weeks. See https://camhs.rdash.nhs.uk/rotherham/neurodevelopment-asd-adhd/ for more information on the process and to download the information packs for parents and your school to fill in and send . ( If your Child is home schooled or goes to a Sheffield school then email rdash.rotherham-camhs-neuro@nhs.net for support)
Step 2
If the screening is positive then your child will be placed in a queue for a formal assessment by the neurodiversity team. At this point If you would like to be referred under ‘ Right to Choose’ rules then you will need to investigate the providers yourself and then get your Right to choose provider to contact the neurodiversity team on rdash.rotherham-camhs-neuro@nhs.net to transfer the care. Despite what the Right to Choose provider might tell you, your GP cannot refer a child for a neurodiversity assessment from Rotherham.
Considerations
Not all Right to Choose providers are accredited or provide medication and support post diagnosis. Rotherham GP’s will generally NOT prescribe medication for ADHD from Right to Choose providers under a shared care agreement.