We will shortly be opening our Right to Choose (RTC) service for adults wanting an autism or ADHD assessment.
The RTC principle is enshrined in the NHS charter and gives you the Right to Choose an appropriate healthcare provider if your GP agrees you need to be referred to a specialist.
If you are registered with a GP surgery in England and are referred by a GP to a consultant or specialist in mental health, you have the legal Right to Choose which organisation (qualified provider) to whom you are referred, as long as that organisation is providing that service in another part of England.
This allows the NHS to better manage its waiting lists and for you to be seen faster.
You can follow this link to read more on the NHS website.
Autism — Launching early 2024
ADHD — Launching early 2024
We will be launching our ADHD RTC service later in 2023. Continue to check this section of the website for future updates on how to enrol.
To secure an appointment with ProblemShared, your GP will need to:
Once you are registered with us and the service has opened, we will provide you with a letter template to take to your GP for them to complete.
Your GP will also need to provide a brief summary of your medical history in the form of a Summary Care Record. This is standardised. They simply need to print out the summary page of your electronic health record.
Your GP will need to review your completed screening forms (AQ-10 for autism, ASRS for ADHD) before they can make their referral. You will need to submit these forms as part of your enrolment.
ProblemShared is different from other providers in that we offer strengths-based, person-centred assessments. We recognise people’s strengths and detail the challenges they face, rather than focusing solely on their perceived weaknesses. In addition, we provide individualised recommendations about how our clients can make positive changes to improve their lives, whether at school, work or at home. Further, our remote service ensures the assessment and management process is convenient, discreet, and is carried out in a setting of your choice.
We are currently one of the UK’s largest providers of neurodevelopmental assessment and support services. We are a qualified NHS provider, are CQC-registered, and operate short wait lists, ensuring you access the support you need quickly and efficiently.
ProblemShared is eligible to offer RTC because we have contracts with NHS Devon Integrated Care Board (ICB), for both adult ADHD and autism services. This means we can provide the same service for any client who is registered with a GP in England.
ProblemShared is also regulated by the Care Quality Commission which means that we provide consistently safe, high-quality, compassionate care, as well as meeting the highest level of legal and regulatory standards.
You will need to speak to your GP and request a referral under RTC. If they agree that you may have ADHD or autism and need an assessment, you have a legal right to opt for a provider of your choice, such as ProblemShared.
If your GP is refusing to make a referral for a non-clinical reason (for example, due to funding concerns), you can ask them to read the NHS information governing patient choice.
Currently, RTC only currently covers England.
Not at this time. This is something we are looking at offering in the future. Please continue to check our website for updates.
Not currently. Our RTC autism service will open later in 2023. We plan on opening our RTC ADHD service later in 2023. For issues that aren’t related to ADHD or autism you will need to speak to your GP for further advice.
No. Your assessment is paid for by the NHS regardless of the outcome.
Yes, if you are a parent or caregiver of the child being referred. We plan on opening our paediatric (under 18s) RTC later in 2023.
Once you have registered interest, we will store your name and email address. Once we open the service you will then receive an email which will let you know how to complete enrolment for an assessment.
No, the referral must come directly from your GP. ProblemShared is not currently offering our Right to Choose service on a self-pay basis.
At ProblemShared we believe in helping clients throughout their diagnosis journey. For this reason we will be offering talk therapy and psychoeducation sessions as an option later this year, at an additional cost to the client that will not be covered through RTC.
If your child is a teenager of consenting age, then you cannot make them undertake an assessment against their will. The consenting age of a child is determined through the Gillick Competency which is not determined by age, but is used in a wider context to help assess whether a child has the maturity to make their own decisions and to understand the implications of those decisions.
We will shortly be opening our Right to Choose (RTC) service for adults wanting an autism or ADHD assessment.
The RTC principle is enshrined in the NHS charter and gives you the Right to Choose an appropriate healthcare provider if your GP agrees you need to be referred to a specialist.