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Ardingly court surgery Patient Newsletter:

Please see our June 2024 edition Ardingly court surgery with updates and information on Prescriptions, Appointments, Staff and much more. Follow this link to view Ardingly Court Patient Newsletter June Edition

Patient participation Group (PPG):

We now have a Group that meet quarterly. Our next meeting is in January 2026

If you are interested in participating please contact the surgery's practice manager by Letter or by calling the surgery.

The PPG forum is not for clinical issues or complaints, but this is a great way for patients' voices to be heard, so please do post.

 

Right to choose pathway for ADHD and ASD diagnosis: 

If you are based in England under the NHS you now have a legal right to choose your mental healthcare provider this includes referrals relating to Autism and ADHD assessment. This service is offered through the NHS and is free.

This means for instance should you decide the waiting time for your ADHD or ASD assessment is too long you can choose an alternative provider to suit you. There are a number of clinics throughout the UK that can offer right to choose ADHD or ASD assessments.

It is important to note that many of the clinics that offer Right to choose can offer a diagnosis but are rarely able to offer medication titration so if this is something you are seeking please make sure to ensure this is something the provider of your choice can offer or this means that you may be able to obtain a diagnosis but you will need a local NHS referral should you decide you wish to commence medication. Please take into consideration GP’s cannot initiate medication of ADHD or ASD it is a specialist only initiation and will require monitoring by a specialist before a GP can take over prescribing.

How to start the process:

Book an appointment with your GP to discuss the possibility of you having ADHD or ASD who may then recommend a referral for an assessment and possible diagnosis. You can be referred under the NHS or if you choose to go through the Right to choose process you will need to research and select a clinic yourselves (it is not something the GP can advise on).

Once you have chosen which clinic you would like to have your assessment with and filled out the relevant forms they require please pass this on to the GP surgery whom will then send this to your chosen clinic.

Please see a list below of some clinics that offer the Right to choose pathway and support/information links for whilst you are waiting for a diagnosis:

Psychiatry-UK ASD - Adults Only

Psychiatry-UK ADHD - Adults only

Provide Wellbeing - Children Autism and Adult ADHD

Problem Shared - ASD and Autism - Adults or Children 7+

Psicon - Under 18 only ASD and ADHD

Skylight Psychiatry - ASD - Adults only

Clinical Partners - ADHD and ASD - children and Adults

Information on Right to choose

What is ADHD?

Support and Information while waiting for a diagnosis

ADHD Charity

National Autistic society

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