{"schema_version":"2026-06-12","source":"https://adhdhelper.co.uk/statistics/","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","disclaimer":"Information only, not medical advice and not a diagnosis. Figures are drawn from named primary sources (NHS, NICE, Royal College of Psychiatrists, NHSBSA, gov.uk) and reflect what those sources report. Only a registered clinician can diagnose or treat ADHD.","date_modified":"2026-10-19","count":3,"statistics":[{"id":"mi-adhd-open-referrals","category":"access","category_label":"Assessment and waiting times","value":"up to 959,662","claim":"open referrals in England in June 2026 may be for an ADHD assessment (780,430 in mental health services data and up to 179,232 in community health services data). NHS England says these are upper limits and management information, not official statistics, and figures from February 2025 on are not comparable with earlier months.","period":"June 2026, published 27 August 2026","source_name":"NHS England Digital, ADHD Management Information (August 2026)","source_url":"https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/mi-adhd/august-2026","page_url":"https://adhdhelper.co.uk/data/nhs-adhd-waiting-times/"},{"id":"taskforce-review","category":"access","category_label":"Assessment and waiting times","value":"2 reports","claim":"from the independent ADHD Taskforce set up by NHS England: an interim report in June 2025 and a final report on 6 November 2025. The final report calls for ADHD to be treated as a common condition and for waits to be cut urgently. Its recommendations are for government and the NHS to decide on.","period":"June and November 2025","source_name":"NHS England, Report of the independent ADHD Taskforce","source_url":"https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/report-of-the-independent-adhd-taskforce/"},{"id":"commons-library-waits","category":"access","category_label":"Assessment and waiting times","value":"Years","claim":"is how long a wait for an adult ADHD assessment can run in some parts of England. Waits vary widely by area, as set out by the House of Commons Library.","period":"House of Commons Library briefing, 2024","source_name":"House of Commons Library, ADHD: services and support","source_url":"https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/","page_url":"https://adhdhelper.co.uk/assessment/waiting-times/"}]}