CWP Adult ADHD service is currently temporarily closed to referrals with the following exceptions:

  • Young people who are transferring from care provided by Child and Adolescent Mental Health or Paediatric services.
  • People who are currently having treatment and are transferring from one NHS service to another NHS service.
  • People who are considered Military Veterans
  • People who have committed an offence in the past and who are considered to pose a risk of serious harm to the public under MAPPA3
  • Annual medication reviews (Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East only)
  • For any other referrals, people can exercise their ‘right to choose’ by contacting their GP Practice for support. For further information on ‘right to choose’, click this link, patient-leaflet-digital.pdf (england.nhs.uk)

Residents of Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East can also be referred by the GP to the ‘interim service’ which is provided by Psychiatry UK and managed by the Individual Funding Request team in the Clinical Support Unit, on behalf of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside.

People may wish to watch CWP’s video shorts produced with the ADHD Foundation Neurodiversity Charity for practical information and advice. These are available to view free of charge on the website of our Centre for Autism, Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Intellectual Disability (CANDDID) at www.canddid.nhs.uk/adhd.

Residents in Liverpool can access pre-assessment support via: Ladders of Life Adult ADHD: 07798 585656