ADHD
Children with suspected ADHD who are at school and aged 5 and over can usually be assessed and referred by school SENCOs. Parents should initially raise concerns via this route, if possible, rather than via a GP. If the school referral route is not available, a GP or other health care professional can make a referral to community paediatrics.
- children with ADHD symptoms that are aged under 5 years can receive support through locally delivered behavioural interventions focusing on the management of attention difficulties and challenging behaviour, such as the Incredible Years course. These can be accessed without a formal diagnosis of ADHD. Links for courses are available below:
- South Glos
Autism Spectrum Disorder/ASD
Referrals for Specialist Autism Diagnostic Assessments require supporting information from the family and educational setting and are best made by people that know a child well. In most cases this is not the GP.
Families can be encouraged to prepare referrals in partnership with the child’s SENCo (Special Educational Needs Coordinator) or self-refer. https://sirona-cic.org.uk/children-services/resources/making-a-referral/.
GPs are on the permitted referrer list and may opt to be the primary referrer if a child is not in education, or if the GP has valuable additional information to contribute to a referral.
Right to Choose
There are right to choose providers available to children depending on age please follow steps below.
- You can see the full list of Right to Choose providers by opening the attached spreadsheet mentioned on this web link (under section RTC – current services offered, including referral information and exclusions) Right to choose. This excel spreadsheet shows all providers for children ADHD & Austism and contains the links/Instructions to the documents needed for each provider. Ensure you check the providers website for waiting list information, as this will vary according to demand/funding. (Please note that a referral must be sent from a GP and services are not self referral)
- Complete the required documents from your chosen provider and email them to: bnssg.SMG-Admin@nhs.net
- Once we have the completed documents, we will message you to make an appointment with your GP so the referral can be discussed.
Please Note:
If choosing ADHD 360 you must contact them directly first to obtain your documents and a unique reference number. This is detailed on the Excel spreadsheet.
We are not contractually obliged to refer patients via a providers online portal, we will only refer using our GP standard referral form via a secure email.
