Sheffield ADHD and Autism waiting list

Updated 17 December 2025

Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust stopped offering services for Autism and ADHD assessments for people in Derby and Derbyshire in October 2024.

Options available for local people since October 2024 are:

• request an assessment, via referral from your GP, from a provider on the national NHS framework, using your “right to choose”.
• remain on the local waiting list until a new, local, service is in place

We wrote to everyone on the waiting list in late 2024 to check people wanted to be assessed.

You can still leave the waiting list at any time by emailing us at ddicb.enquiries@nhs.net. Please include your name, date of birth, NHS number and whether you were waiting for autism or ADHD assessment. How to find your NHS Number.

NHS Derby and Derbyshire has made progress in commissioning a new service:

• understanding the requirements of GPs in the way they prescribe medications for ADHD
• coproducing the service specification, working with clinicians, people with lived experience and support organisations
• identified funding to pay for assessments for people who are on the waiting list

Detailed contractual discussions are under way with a new, local, provider organisation.

Once the contract is agreed:

• we will contact everyone on the waiting list individually
• we and the new provider will meet with GPs to agree shared care arrangements and support for them with ongoing medication prescribing if this is prescribed for ADHD
• we will agree a timescale, including monthly progress points, to clear the waiting list

This transfer to any new service provider will include sharing relevant information from your referral and any screening information from pre-assessment questionnaires.

If you need to update your information, email ddicb.enquiries@nhs.net in the meantime.

Frequently Asked Questions

I am a patient and my symptoms have got worse – what should I do?

• If you or someone else is in immediate danger, please call 999.
• For urgent mental health support, call the NHS at 111 and select Option 2.
• Please seek help from the support services listed.

I have been on the waiting list for a while – what happens now?

We’re working on a new service for Derby and Derbyshire. We don’t have a specific start date yet, but we will update this page as soon as we do.

I have been on the waiting list – will I keep my place on the list?

Yes. As soon as the new service starts, they will begin seeing patients in the same order on the waiting list.

I have been on the waiting list – how long will it take for me to get an appointment?

The new service will begin seeing patients in the same order on the waiting list as before. They will write to all patients with an update when the service is up and running.

I want to join the waiting list – what should I do?

Please speak to your GP, they can explain your options for care and the current waiting times.

I have been assessed and am waiting for medication or to discuss medication – what happens next?

The organisation that assessed you is usually responsible for ensuring that medication is discussed with you and processed.

Is there going to be a Derbyshire ADHD Assessment team?

Yes. We are currently developing a new local service for Derby and Derbyshire patients.

My home address has changed since the original referral was made.  Who do I contact to have my address details updated?

The ICB will arrange for your details to be updated while you remain on the waiting list. Please email ddicb.enquiries@nhs.net.

I am no longer registered with a Derby & Derbyshire GP.  What will happen to my referral?

Your referral will not be transferred to the new Derbyshire service. You need to speak with your new GP to discuss your needs and support options in your area.