{"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":"2026-06-11","count":3,"statistics":[{"id":"bbc-rising-demand","category":"access","category_label":"Assessment and waiting times","value":"sharply rising","claim":"demand for adult ADHD assessments has grown across the UK, with NHS services and the BBC reporting waiting lists far longer than services were designed for.","period":"BBC reporting of NHS data, 2024","source_name":"BBC News, reporting NHS ADHD assessment demand","source_url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-68185592","page_url":"https://adhdhelper.co.uk/data/nhs-adhd-waiting-times/"},{"id":"taskforce-review","category":"access","category_label":"Assessment and waiting times","value":"national","claim":"NHS England set up an independent ADHD taskforce to look at rising demand and long waits for assessment and to advise on a sustainable approach to ADHD services.","period":"NHS England ADHD taskforce, established 2024","source_name":"NHS England, ADHD taskforce","source_url":"https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/adhd-taskforce/"},{"id":"commons-library-waits","category":"access","category_label":"Assessment and waiting times","value":"years in places","claim":"waiting times for an adult ADHD assessment vary widely by area and can run to several years in some parts of England, 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/"}]}