AADD-UK
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Questions to ask Consultants & yourself
- What is your experience with Adult ADHD?
- How many patients a year do you see with ADHD?
- Are you a specialist in ADHD, or a doctor with an interest in ADHD?
- How much do you charge?
- What is included in the price?
- What is not included in the price?
- Ask yourself if you feel comfortable with the doctor. Is this someone you can trust? Is the doctor treating you with respect?
- Did the doctor give a thorough explanation of the assessment process?
- Are you given informational pamphlets/leaflets to read later?
- Will the doctor provide you with a treatment plan?
- If medication is prescribed will there be a follow-up plan?
- What other help is available eg Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, anger management counselling, relationship counselling, coaching, etc)?
Below are some doctors or trusts that may specialise in Adult ADHD in the UK. Please note that this does not mean we are endorsing these specialists.
If you know of any others, do please let us know.
England NHS:
East Midlands Strategic Health Authority
1. Dr Muhammad Arif - Bradgate Mental Health Unit, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Glenfield Hospital Site, Groby Road, Leicester LE3 9EJ Tel: 0116 225
2. Dr Manjunath S Minajagi - Brandon Mental Health Unit, Leicester General Hospital, Gwendolen Road, Leicestershire LE5 4PW
Tel: 0116 225 6313
3. Dr Mithilesh K Jha - Consultant Psychiatrist, Pilgrim Hospital, Sibsey Road, Boston, Lincolnshire PE21 7 LB
Tel: 01205 446634
4. Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - QMC campus, Derby Road, Nottingham NG7 2UH. Tel: Clinical Unit Secretary - Sharon Moxam - 0115 8230269. The children’s team at this hospital will also see adults with ADHD.
5. Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - provides a county wide service for people aged 16 and upwards with the following conditions: Asperger’s Syndrome, ADHD, and Tourette’s syndrome
East of England Strategic Health Authority
1. Adult ADHD Clinic, S3 Ward, Addenbrooke’s Hospital Cambridge CB2 0QQ. (Wednesday) Adult ADHD Clinic, Lucille Van Geest Centre, Peterborough (Monday)
AADD-UK has just learnt (September 2011) that the above clinic has been suspended due to lack of NHS funding. It may reopen at an undetermined date. Also the Cambridgeshire Joint Prescribing Group has given Methylphenidate (specifically Ritalin, Medikinet, and Concerta XL) a Double Red classification. This means that they are recommending that these medications not be prescribed by either primary or secondary care and also that they are not a priority for funding! This group says that these medications should only be used in exceptional cases. This draconian measure was approved in July 2011.
In addition NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Public Health Network have implemented a low priority policy for the treatment of adults with ADHD who were not diagnosed as children or adults.
AADD-UK has completed a scrutiny of the low priority policy and have now sent the results to NHS Midlands & East (the Strategic Health Authority for the whole area) requesting a review of the policy.
You can see the covering letter and results of the scrutiny by clicking on the following titles:
1. AADD-UK letter to NHS Midlands and East
2. Briefing Paper for proposal for a low priority policy
4. Patient Information Leaflet
And finally, we strongly urge all of you who have been affected by this to file complaints with the Patient Advice and Liaison Service at the following:
NHS Cambridge: Freephone: 0800 279 2535 or 01223 725 588 or by email c-pct.pals@nhs.net or write to them at Patient Advice and Liaison Service, Lockton House, Clarendon Road, Cambridge CB2 8FH
NHS Peterborough: Tel: 01733 776283 or by email PALSTeam@peterboroughpct.nhs.uk, or in writing to PALS, City Care Centre, Thorpe Road, Peterborough PE3 6DB.
In the meantime, a clinic (for the assessment and treatment of ADHD) within the community mental health team in Suffolk is hopefully in development.
2. Dr Lars Davidsson, MRCPsych, FRSM, MEWI. South Essex Partnership Foundation Trust (East Sector). Unfortunately, Dr Davidsson can only accept NHS referrals from people living within his catchment area.
3. Dr Giovanni Giaroli South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, Thurrock Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services, 62 Maidstone Road, Grays, Essex RM17 6NF
Tel: 01375 816900. Dr Giaroli is a Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist with an additional specialism in adult ADHD.
4. Dr Manaan Kar Ray Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation NHS Trust, Gloucester Centre, Morpeth Close, Orton Longueville, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 7JU. Website.
5. Dr Puran Chand Madan NHS South West Essex, Brentwood Clinic, High Wood Hospital, Geary Drive, Brentwood, Essex CM15 9DY
6. Dr. Anu Kohli Three Rivers CMHT, Rembrandt House, Whippendell Road, Watford WD187PD. Phone:01923 698000, Fax:01923698047, Email: anuradha.kohli@hertspartsft.nhs.uk Dr Kohli will take referrals from GPs in Hertfordshire and she is happy for Hertfordshire GPs to ring her if they need more information about ADHD.
7. Dr Obianuju Ugochukwu Norfolk & Waveney Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Northgate Hospital, Northgate Hospital, Northgate Street, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR30 1BU
8. Suffolk Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust http://www.smhp.nhs.uk/
London Strategic Health Authority
1. Adult ADHD Service Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, Camberwell SE5 8AZ . Tel: 020 7252 7570. The Maudsley Adult ADHD Clinic is a national service operating on an outpatient basis. That means that you can be referred from outside the London area provided your own Primary Care Trust (or GP Consortium) is willing, or is persuaded, to fund the referral.
2. Adult ADHD Team, Croydon Integrated Adult Mental Health Services, Westways Resource Centre, St James’s Road, Croydon CR0 2UR, Tel: 020 3228 5880, Internal: 85866, Fax: 020 3228 5881,
Mobile: 07854160803
3. Dr Leon Rozewicz, Barnet Adult ADHD Clinic (only for patients residing within that catchment area) , Dennis Scott Unit, Edgware Community Hospital, Edgware Barnet Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust, Tel: 0208 442 6000, Email: leon.rozewicz@beh-mht.nhs.uk
4. Dr Massimo Bernini Central Middlesex Hospital, Central and North West London Foundation Trust, Acton Lane, Park Royal, London, NW10 7NS, Tel: 020 8937 6360
5. Dr Jan Wise Central & North West London Foundation NHS Trust, Greater London House, Hampstead Road, London NW1 7QY
6. Dr David Oyewole, Consultant Psychiatrist, Harrow ADHD Assessment and Treatment Service – For diagnosing and treating adults, or for reviewing the care of adults who were diagnosed in childhood. Based at – Northwick Park Hospital Harrow and Mental Health Centre Honeypot Lane in Stanmore. Referrals – Accept referrals nationally. We are happy to approach your local commissioners for funding, once a NHS referral is received. Admin – Gital Patel, Contact – 020 8869 2306, Fax 020 8869 2291, email – gita.patel2@nhs.net
North East Strategic Health Authority
1. Dr A Mishra and Dr Paul McArdle Adult ADHD Clinic, Collingwood Court, St Nicholas Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 3XT
Tel: 0191 2232856
2. Dr Imtiazul Haq Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist with Special Interest in Adult ADHD, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust
3. Dr Moshieve F Edwin Consultant Psychiatrist, Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, 5 Bankfields Court, Normanby, Middlesbrough TS6 0NP, Tel: 01642 283732, Email: Secretary Kay Gannan kay.gannan@tewv.nhs.uk
North West Strategic Health Authority
AADD-UK has learnt that NHS Bolton at a Public Locality Board Meeting on the 23rd November 2011 decided that they would not fund assessment, diagnosis and treatment of adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), because they don’t think it is a commissioning priority. Requests for assessments, diagnosis, & treatment will have to go through an Individual Case Panel process. AADD-UK is in the process of gathering more information about this situation, and will follow-up. In the meantime, if you have been affected by this decision, we strongly urge you to contact the Patient Advice and Liaison Service for NHS Bolton and file formal complaints. They can be reached via 01204 462701 or PALS@bolton.nhs.uk.
We’ve provided a link to their decision here (see page 4)
1. Garburn House, Westmorland General Hospital, Kendal LA9 7RG, Cumbria
2. Dr Fade Ibitoye, Medical Director 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Trust, Hollins Park House, Hollins Park Hospital, Hollins Lane, Winwick, Warrington WA2 8WA
3. Dr Peter Mason Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, The Stein Centre, St Catherine’s Hospital, Derby Road, Birkenhead CH42 0LQ. Email: peter.mason@cwp.nhs.uk
4. Dr Haroon Moosa Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Blackburn Hospital, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, Lancashire BB2 3HH
Tel: 01254 263555
5. Dr Prince Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust, The Beeches Resource Centre, 292 Central Drive, Blackpool FY1 5JW
Tel: 01253 651750
6. Dr Joe Johnson: The Atherton Centre , York Street, Atherton M46 9JD Secretary: 01942 885 885
7. Dr Kuben Naidoo, Consultant Psychiatrist and Honorary Clinical Lecturer, Mersey Care NHS Trust, 3 Merton Road, Bootle L20 3BG, Tel secretary Julie Riley : 0151 3306904 Email: julie.riley@merseycare.nhs.uk
South Central Strategic Health Authority
We are not aware of any adult ADHD specialists (or of any psychiatrists with training in ADHD) within this area, but Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire East and Berkshire West PCTs have a written treatment pathway for Adults with ADHD that was issued in July 2010. This pathway says the following:
The Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire East and Berkshire West PCTs have considered the evidence for different models of care in adults with ADHD and RECOMMEND that assessment, diagnosis and treatment of adults with ADHD should be commissioned within generic adult mental health services.
There is a considerable overlap of symptoms between ADHD and other common mental health conditions. In addition, adult ADHD often co-exists with other mental health conditions. Providing care within general adult mental health services facilitates full assessment including consideration of differential diagnoses and is likely to optimise management of any co-morbidities. Healthcare staff assessing, diagnosing and treating adults with ADHD should have appropriate training/expertise.
The full policy is available from the South Central Priorities Committees here.
If you live within this area and you’ve been trying unsuccessfully to get a referral for an assessment for potential ADHD, we recommend that you file an official NHS complaint. You can do this either by contacting the complaints department at your local Primary Care Trust (you’ll find a list of PCT’s in this area on the South Central’s website) or by using the free services of the Independent Complaints Advocacy Service (ICAS). Here are the contact details:
For Oxford, Bucks, Milton Keynes and Berks contact Aylesbury office: Aylesbury.office@seap.org.uk or 01296 468170/ 01296 468171
For Hampshire, Portsmouth, Southampton and Isle of Wight contact Basingstoke office: basingtoke.icas@seap.org.uk or 01256 463758/ 01256 463759
South East Strategic Health Authority
1. ADHD Satellite Clinic Adult Mental Health, NHS Eastern and Coastal Kent including Ashford, Brook House, John Wilson Business Park, Reeves Way, Chestfield, Whitstable, Kent CT5 3DD. Tel: 01227 795050
2. Dr Sanjay Jain M.B.B.S, MRCPsych, Cert Mgmt (HSC)(Open) West Sussex; Sussex Partnership NHS Trust, Linwood Community Mental Health Team, Haywards Heath, West Sussex.
Dr Sanjay Jain is a Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist with a wide range of experience in the management of common mental illnesses such as Mood & Anxiety Disorders, Drug and Alcohol issues, Perinatal, Schizophrenia, Medico Legal matters, with a special interest in the management of Adult ADHD and related issues.
South West Strategic Health Authority
1. Bristol Adult ADHD Clinic, Petherton Resource Centre, 3 Petherton Road, Hengrove, Bristol BS14 9BP; Tel: 01275 796262
AADD-UK has been hearing from many people for several months now that they have been on the waiting list for this clinic for a year, and in some cases for longer. People are reporting to us that staff at the clinic are saying that NHS Bristol has stopped funding the clinic. NHS Bristol when questioned have said that the clinic is oversubscribed. AADD-UK’s local representatives have made enquiries and are waiting to hear if any progress has been made in resolving this situation.
In the meantime if you have been affected by this, we strongly urge you to file complaints with the following as appropriate:
1 Bath & North East Somerset residents: Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) at 01225 831717 or pals@banes-pct.nhs.uk.
2. Bristol residents: Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) at 0117 900 3433 or pals@bristol.nhs.uk.
3. North Somerset residents: Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) at 01275 546755 or 0800 923 2222 or pals@nsomerset-pct.nhs.uk.
4. South Gloucestershire residents: Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) at 0800 073 0907 or pals@sglos-pct.nhs.uk.
5. Wiltshire residents: Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) at 0800 389 7671 or pals@wiltshire.nhs.uk.
2. Dr Carlos Pardo-Vicente, GLAADS (Gloucestershire Adult ADHD Service) 2gether NHS Foundation Trust, Tel: 01594 598205
AADD-UK has just (09/11) learnt that the GLAADS clinic is now open to new referrals but in a very limited capacity owing to lack of funding and resources and therefore access to services may be difficult.
If you have been refused a referral for this clinic, or have been placed on an indefinite list, we strongly recommend that you ring the Independent Complaints Advocacy Service (ICAS) on 01225 762723 and say that you would like an advocate to help you file a formal NHS complaint about the lack of access to the ADHD Clinic, and that for a resolution, you would like an appointment at the clinic and also, if necessary, funding for any treatment. ICAS provides a service that is both free and excellent.
3. Adult ADHD Services, Warminster Community Hospital, The Avenue, BA12 8QS. Tel: 01985 212076. This service is provided by Wiltshire Primary Care Trust.
4. Autistic Spectrum Conditions and ADHD Services,Devon Partnership NHS Trust, The Ashclyst Centre, Hospital Lane, Whipton, Exeter EX1 3RB, 01392 208355. This service is for people in Devon including Torbay.
5. Dr Rohit Shankar, Consultant Psychiatrist, East Cornwall, Cornwall Foundation Partnership NHS Trust, East Resource Centre, Harleigh Road, Bodmin, Cornwall PL3 11AH, Tel: 01208 256233
West Midlands Strategic Health Authority
1. Dr Renju Joseph Bushy Fields, Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley West Midlands DY1 2HQ
2. Adult Neurodevelopmental Disorders Clinic, Department of Neuropsychiatry, National Centre for Mental Health, The Barberry, 25 Vincent Drive, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2FG
Tel: 0121 301 2280, Fax: 0121 301 2291
Yorkshire and the Humber Strategic Health Authority
1. Dr Marios Adamou, South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust Services for Adults with ADHD, Manygates, Portobello Road, Wakefield WF1 5PN
Tel 01924328104
2. Dr Christopher Taylor Newsam Centre, Seacroft Hospital, Leeds LS14 6WB
Tel: 0113 3056434
3. Dr Helen Crimlisk, consultant adult psychiatrist, Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust.
England Private:
London/South
1. Dr Bruce Adam The Priory Hospital Woking, Chobham Road, Knaphill, Woking, Surrey GU21 2QF
Tel: 01483 489211
2. Dr Daniel Allen Consultant Psychiatrist, PO Box 1086, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire HP9 1WU Tel: 0870 162 0671 www.dsallen.co.uk
e:Mail: practice@dsallen.co.uk
3. Dr Abuobieda Attalla MRCPsych DPM DCP: Westlake Clinic 7 Harley Street London W1G 9QD Tel: 0203 15109968, Email: a.attalla@btinternet.com
4. Dr Michael Bristow Priory Hospital, Woking, Tel: 01483 489211
5. Dr Jeremy Broadhead The Priory Hospital Hayes Grove, Prestons Road, Hayes, Bromley, Kent BR2 7AS, Secretary: Carol Biggs, Tel: 0208 315 8821
e:Mail: jeremybroadhead@priorygroup.com
6. Dr Marco Catani MD MRCPsych The Sloane Court Clinic, 11 Sloane Court West, London, SW3 4TD, Secretary: Basia Tutka, Tel: 0207 730 5945 or 0207 7309326, Fax: 0207 730 9871, E-mail: enquiries@sloanecourtclinic.com
Dr Catani is a Consultant Psychiatrist at the Maudsley Hospital and head of the Natbrainlab at the Institute of Psychiatry. He is a clinical specialist in the management of adult ADHD and Autism. http://www.sloanecourtclinic.com
7. Dr Maria Jalmbrant, clinical psychologist, providing psychological assessment and treatment integrated with the pharmacological management at the Sloane Court Clinic
8. Dr Michael Craig MRCOG MRCPsych - Consultant Psychiatrist, Pinero House, 115a Harley Street, London W1G 6AR Tel: (020) 7224 1717 Fax: (020) 7034 4490 e:Mail: mc@craigclinic.com
Dr Craig is a consultant psychiatrist at the Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and a Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London. He is a specialist in the assessment and treatment of adults with neurodevelopmental disorders (eg ADHD and autism).
9. Dr Sally Cubbin - The Cardinal Clinic, Oakley Green, Windsor, SL4 5UL
http://www.cardinalclinic.co.uk
Dr Sally Cubbin - The Manor (Nuffield) Hospital Oxford, Beech Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 7RP
http://www.nuffieldhealth.com/Individuals/Centres/O/Oxford/
Dr Sally Cubbin - The Southampton Priory, Hythe Road, Marchwood, Southampton SO40 4WU
http://www.priorygroup.com/
Dr Sally Cubbin MBChB MRCPsych MSc DipCBT is a Consultant Psychiatrist with special expertise in Adult ADHD. She has worked as a Consultant Psychiatrist at The Maudsley Hospital Adult ADHD National Referral Service in London since 2008 where she assesses and manages patients with this disorder. She is happy to assess patients who are presenting for the first time in adulthood as well as those diagnosed in childhood who would like ongoing management of this disorder. Email: help@mentalhealthclinic.co.uk Tel: 0845 264 1167 Fax: 0845 556 1223
10. Dr Lars Davidsson, MRCPsych, FRSM, MEWI SUITE 4, 7 Harley Street, London, W1G 9QY Phone number 07969181938 E-mail info@angloeuropeanclinic.co.uk. www.angloeuropeanclinic.co.uk. This clinic also offers CBT and ADHD coaching services.
11. Dr Giovanni Giaroli - The Priory Hospital North London, Grovelands House, The Bourne, Southgate, London N14 6RA
Tel: 020 8882 8191
Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist with an additional specialism in adult ADHD
12. Dr Stephen Humphries & Dr Bhaskar Punukollu - Harley Therapy, 12 Harley St, London W1G 9PG 0845 474 1724
13. Dr Elizabeth Kenyon - The Priory Ticehurst House, Ticehurst, Sussex TN5 7HU Secretary: Sarah Browne Tel: 01580 202226 e:Mail: sarahbrowne@prioryhealthcare.com
14. Dr Anuradha Kohli - Cygnet Hospital Harrow, London Road, Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex HA1 3JL Tel: 020 8966 7000
15. Learning Assessment & Neurocare Centre - 48-50 Springfield Road, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 2PD Tel: 01403 240002
http://www.lanc.uk.com/index.html
16. Dr Neil MacFarlane - 17 Wimpole Street, London W1G 8GB www.drnm.org.uk e:Mail: neilmacf@btinternet.com
17. Dr Paul Mallett - Central Stress Management, 14 Devonshire Place, London W1G 6HX Tel: 0207 487 2516
18. Dr Iain McGilchrist - The Priory Hospital Hayes Grove, Prestons Road, Hayes, Bromley, Kent BR2 7AS Secretary: Angela Lewer Tel: 0208 315 8813
19. Dr Nicholas Myttas: 34 Talbot Road, Highgate, London N6 4QP Tel. 02083749699 Fax 07006018954 and Learning Assessment & Neurocare Centre, 14-16 Harley Street, London W1G 4PN
Dr Myttas is a Consultant in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry who also sees adults for the diagnosis of ADHD, mood disorders and developmental disorders.
20. Dr Puvanendran - Essex Nuffield Hospital Tel: 01277 695695 and 07877 760853
Dr Puvanendran is a paediatrician who also diagnoses adults.
21. Dr Leon Rozewicz - Cygnet Hospital Harrow, Harrow on the Hill, London Road, Harrow HA1 3LJ For appointments contact Jean Taylor on 0870143 6824
22. Dr Sameer Sarkar - Cygnet Hospital Harrow, London Road, Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex HA1 3JL Tel: 020 8966 7000
23. Dr Robert C Schapira - 144 Harley Street, London W1G 7LE Tel: 0207 935 0023 e:Mail: robert@schapira.co.u
24. Dr Saal Seneviratne – Consults at 10 Harley Street smshealthcareltd.com
25. Dr Laurence Sheldon - The Priory Hospital North London, Grovelands House, The Bourne, Southgate N14 6RA Practice Manager Tel: 020 8342 5467
Dr Sheldon provides comprehensive assessments with psychological & work/life/family interventions as appropriate, with or without medications, plus other practical interventions involving sleep, exercise, & diet as needed. His practice covers London north of the Thames & Hertfordshire.
26. Dr Jan Wise, Dr. Paul Mallett - Central Stress Management, 14 Devonshire Place, London W1G 6HX Tel: 0207 935 4181
http://centralstressmanagement.com/index.html
27. Dr James Woolley - The Priory Hospital Roehampton, Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5JJ Tel: 0208 876 8261
28. Dr Andy Zamar - The Priory Hospital Roehampton, Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5JJ
29. The London Psychiatry Centre:72 Harley Street, London W1G 7HG, Tel: 020 7580 4224
Midlands/East
1. Dr Manaan Kar Ray - Fitzwilliam Private Hospital, Milton Way, South Bretton Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 9AQ Tel: 01733 261717
Fax: 01733 261119 Saturdays from 9 am onwards Check availability with Lynne Lelliot: 01733 363125 www.manaan.co.uk
2. Dr M Klijnsma - The Priory Hospital Chelmsford, Stump Lane, Springfield Green, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 7SJ Tel: 01245 345 345
3. Dr Lars Davidsson, MRCPsych, FRSM, MEWI. Kings Road Consulting Rooms (consultations & all correspondence), 151A Kings Road, Westcliff on Sea, SS0 8PP, ESSEX or Dukes Priory Hospital, Stump Lane, Springfield Green, Chelmsford, CM1 7SJ, ESSEX or Spire Wellesley Hospital, Eastern Avenue, Southend on Sea, SS2 4XH, ESSEX Phone 07969181938 E-mail info@angloeuropeanclinic.co.uk. www.angloeuropeanclinic.co.uk
Midlands/West
1. Dr Kanu Achinivu, Janet Barnes Unit, Hunters Moor Neurorehabilitation Centre for the West Midlands, Wisley Brook Lane, off Shaftmoor Lane, Hall Green, Birmingham B28 8LU. Tel: 0121 7779343; Fax: 0121 7785977; www.neuropsychiatry-services.org.uk. Clinics are held on Saturday mornings and week day evenings.
North
1. Dr Imtiazul Haq - Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist with Special Interest in Adult ADHD, Nuffield Hospital, Clayton Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 1JP
Tel: 0191 2816131 www.nuffieldhospitals.org.uk/az_hospital_home.asp?hid=18
2. Dr Haroon Moosa - The Priory Hospital Preston, Rosemary Lane, Bartle, Preston, Lancashire PR4 0HB Secretary: Judith Fielding Tel: 01772 691122
e:Mail: judithfielding@priorygroup.com
3. Dr Saroj Soni Adult ADHD - The Priory Hospital Altrincham, Rappax Road, Hale, Altrincham WA15 ONX Secretary: Janet Porter Tel: 0161 904 0050
www.priorygroup.com/facilitySearch/viewFacility.asp?facid=53
4. Dr Chris Taylor - Cygnet Hospital Harrogate, 23 Ripon Road, Harrogate HG1 2JL Tel: 01423 500599
5. Dr Christine Tyrie - Eastlands Clinic, 19 Clifton Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6XH Tel: 0191 273 4744 www.eastlandsclinic.co.uk or
Lindisfarne Suite, Nuffield Hospital, Clayton Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 1JP Tel: 0793 273 5172 or Spire Washington Hospital, Picktree Lane, Rickleton, Washington, Tyne and Wear NE38 9JZ Secretary Tel: 07971 805 269
www.spirehealthcare.com/locate-a-consultant or London Medical Centre, 142-146 Harley Street, London W1G 7LD Tel: 020 7935 0023 www.londonmedicalcentre.com
6. Dr Kuben Naidoo, Consultant Psychiatrist, The Priory Hospital Preston, Rosemary Lane, Bartle, Preston, Lancashire PR4 0HB Secretary: Judith Fielding Tel: 01772 691122 e:Mail: judithfielding@priorygroup.com
West/South West
1. Families Inc CIC (Drs Deborah Judge & Shirley Gracias) PO Box 3034, Devizes, Wiltshire SN10 4WR : Administrator : Lucy Bateman 07872 940250 or email admin@familiesinc.uk.com
Northern Ireland Health & Social Care
To the best of our knowledge, there are no psychiatrists within the NHS in Northern Ireland who are doing assessments for adults who may potentially have ADHD. On rare occasions some adults have managed to get referrals to England, but this has not been a simple process. Others have sometimes managed to get referrals funded to see Professor Michael Fitzgerald at the Department of Psychiatry, Trinity College, Dublin (http://www.professormichaelfitzgerald.eu/index.html).
If you are an adult and need an assessment for possible ADHD we strongly recommend that you contact Dr Graeme McDonald, Chairman of the Northern Ireland Association for Mental Health, and highlight the lack of services for adults with ADHD in Northern Ireland. Here are his contact details:
Dr Graeme McDonald, The Mater Hospital, 47-51 Crumlin Road, Belfast BT14 6AB. We also suggest that you file a complaint with your local Health & Social Care Trust and send a copy to your MP. The Citizens Advice Bureau in Northern Ireland has information about how to file a complaint: http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/nireland/your_family/health/hpss_complaints_in_northern_ireland.htm
Belfast Health & Social Care Trust
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Northern Health & Social Care Trust
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South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
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Southern Health & Social Care Trust
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Western Health & Social Care Trust
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Northern Ireland Private
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Scotland NHS
NHS Ayrshire & Arran
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NHS Borders
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NHS Dumfries & Galloway
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NHS Fife
1. Dr Judith Burgess – Consultant Psychiatrist www.nhsfife.scot.nhs.uk
NHS Forth Valley
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NHS Grampian
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
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NHS Highland
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NHS Lanarkshire
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NHS Lothian
1. Dr Prem Shah - Lothian Adult ADHD Service, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Morningside Terrace, Edinburgh EH10 5HF Tel: 0131 537 6000 e:Mail: premal.shah@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
The Lothian Adult ADHD service is Scotland’s first dedicated ADHD service for adults. It is an out-patient based service providing advice, education, diagnostic assessments and treatments for adults with ADHD. Individuals can be referrred by their GPs or their psychiatrists. The service is primarily aimed for those in the Lothian regions although referrals from outside these areas may be considered.
NHS Orkney
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NHS Shetland
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NHS Tayside
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NHS Western Isles
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Scotland Private
Edinburgh, East and Fife
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Glasgow, Lanarkshire and West
1. Gordon Brown, ADHD Direct Unit 5, Lennoxtown Enterprise Centre, 12 Railway Court, Lennoxtown G66 7LL Tel: 07803 235123
http://www.adhddirect.co.uk e:Mail – gordonbrown@adhddirect.co.uk
Highlands and Islands
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North East/N Isles
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South of Scotland
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Tayside and Central
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Wales NHS
Blaenau Gwent Local Health Board
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Bridgend Local Health Board
1. Dr. Bridget Craddock - Bridgend Assertive Outreach Team, Glyncynffig Hostel, School Road, Kenfig Hill CF33 6DT (Appointments may take place at the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend.)
Caerphilly Local Health Board
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Cardiff Local Health Board
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Carmarthenshire Local Health Board
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Ceredigion Local Health Board
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Conwy Local Health Board
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Denbighshire Local Health Board
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Flintshire Local Health Board
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Gwynedd Local Health Board
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Merthyr Tydfil Local Health Board
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Monmouthshire Local Health Board
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Neath Port Talbot Local Health Board
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Newport Local Health Board
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Pembrokeshire Local Health Board
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Powys Local Health Board
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Rhondda Cynon Taff Local Health Board
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Swansea Local Health Board
1. Professor Johannes Thome, Swansea NHS Trust (only for patients residing in Northern part of Gower peninsula), Cefn Coed Hospital, Cockett, Swansea SA2 0GH Tel: 01792 561155 www.johannesthome.com/nhs.html
Torfaen Local Health Board
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Vale of Glamorgan Local Health Board
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
1. Professor Peter Lepping, MRCPsych, MSc, Adult ADHD Clinic, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board , Ysbyty Gwynedd, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2PW Tel: 01248 384 384
Wales Private
Mid Wales
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North East Wales
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North West Wales
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South East Wales
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1. Professor Johannes Thome - Sancta Maria Hospital, Ffynone Road, Uplands, Swansea SA1 6DF Tel: 01792 479040 www.johannesthome.com or The Bridgend Clinic, Princess of Wales Hospital, Coity Road, Bridgend CF31 1RQ
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i have fibro (FM) asperger (AS) me / cfs and i think i have ADHD but my doctor keeps fobbing me ie im to old or what diff would an other tag make ? im in peterborough and could do with somones help / advice
Posted by tpe1402532 | April 21, 2012, 4:36 pmHi,
With your existing diagnoses it’s not uncommon for ADHD type features to be part of those presentations – attention/concentration diffciulties and impulsivity. You maybe need to think about how significant the impact of those diffciulties are on your daily living. For diagnosis thye need to be having a significant impact across both home, work and social settings and perhaps if you could provide evidence of what you already do to help manage those difficulties i.e. lists, post it notes, diaries etc but reflect that you are still having problems this might be favourable towards a referral. The problem I find where I live – Lancashire, is that there are no or very limited services for Adult ADHD and often the community mental health team are not trained adequately to help with assessment, diagnosis and management. There are a number of websites that you could access for information and supportive stratgies and I’ve included them below. Hope these comments are helpful,
Kind regards
KC
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Posted by Karen Charnley | April 23, 2012, 7:45 amAnyone out there in the ealing area, I run a parents and carers group.Hopefully i would like to start and adult group too.
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Wendy
Posted by wendy smith | April 9, 2012, 11:38 amne hand for the very very basic info on this page, however, on the other hand i am disapointed that, for example, for ayrshire, it ONLY says NHS ayrshite and arran, with no link to make appropriate and releevant contact. as you may know, having an adult adhd/a
Posted by Nike TN Requin | March 7, 2012, 5:15 amgular adult ADHD support group meeting in Glasgow where you will meet other people who’ve been in your situation. Are you able t
Posted by Nike TN Requin | March 7, 2012, 5:14 amHeya i am for the first time here. I found this board and I in finding It truly useful & it helped me out much. I hope to present something back and help others like you aided me.
Posted by adhd in adults | January 8, 2012, 9:50 pmHi Guys,
I’m very saddened to hear about your experiences and am bloody angry on your behalves that Adult ADHD as a disability is not taken seriously. I am an ADHD nurse specialist working with children who have ADHD. Some of them have a co-morbid diagnosis of ASC and a high preportion who don’t have a formal diagnosis of ASC certainly have ASC traits which is very common in ADHD.
Some of my parents have been struggling since childhood with clear and obvious signs of ADHD which is still causing difficulties now – impacting on their daily functioning not just from an employment perspective but also everyday relationships and family life. Further training for both GP’s and mental health professionals is imperitive to ensure that people get the support and access to mediactions – if appropriate, that they deserve as no doubt, for much of their lives they have been stigmatised by the labels “naughty”
“a pain in the arse” “hard work” and many many more. Even those of you who have worked incredibly hard to overcome some of your challenges in order to progress professionally, will have experienced some “negative” labelling at one time or another?!
There is probably little I can say or do to help improve services for Adults with ADHD given tthe current financial climate however; there are quite a few websites out there, mostly about children, that may be able to help with certain aspects of symptomology that present as challenging – these can be adapted to some extent using your creative minds to work for you. I’m sure you will already have tried some of these things but there is no harm in revisiting them – setting alarms and reminders on your mobile phones, keeping a diary and getting in the habit of checking it everyday, making lists, using post-it’s in
places where they will have the most impact. Making regulalr routine and structure part of your working day can be a pain in the arse but for some people incredibly beneficial reducing stress and having a positive impact on your emotional well-being.
Keep up the good fight people, i’m behind you 100% of the way.
Kind regards
KC
Posted by KC | December 16, 2011, 12:49 pmA friend of mine is confused if he is suffering from ADHD or it is just some sort of mood swing. But I could not really help him before because I know less about it. But as I was able to search the net I found a lot of things about ADHD and then I told my friend about it, he was really experiencing some symptoms but when he got the result of his checkup he found out that he does not have ADHD. He was very happy and I was very happy for him. He even thanked me for what I shared to him.
Posted by ronnie | October 31, 2011, 1:57 pmi am just discovering that i may have ADD (inattentive type) having just thought that i was a little ‘weird’ all my life. I am 58 years old and have always felt i have not achieved as much as i know i could have done if i was able to concentrate on important things. i have difficulty making new friends as i find it hard to concentrate on whats being said in group situations and find my mind wanders and tunes into other conversations going on outside of the group i’m with. Even in work situations when my boss is giving me instructions my mind wanders and i have to remind myself constantly to listen to whats being said. If i have a very busy day at work i find it difficult to switch off the thoughts in my head and from time to time go into ‘meltdown’ resulting in me sitting and crying for days at a time. Once these episodes are over I wonder what on earth i was worrying about! This is getting worse as i am ageing. I am scared of approaching my GP (having read others experiences) and fear that i will be labelled as slightly bonkers. I live in Devon and dont see any specialists listed dealing in ADD in this area.
Posted by shiv lane | August 13, 2011, 3:34 pmDo not fear being labelled ‘slightly bonkers’. In one way or another, we are all slightly bonkers. And please don’t let comments on this site put you off! The idea of the site is to help people get treated for ADHD, not stop them!
Approaching your GP can be worrying but don’t forget all the people that have been treated for ADHD – the very nature of this web site is means people air their problems but of course many, many people who don’t have difficulties with the system just sail through and so don’t need to come here and complain or ask for advice. Have a go and find out. One tip is, if your local surgery has more than one doctor, pick one that seems to be up to date with the new stuff rather than the “Well we didn’t have that sort of thing in my day!” type.
Another reason to go to your GP is that you are not just helping yourself, you are helping everyone with ADHD. NICE estimate that 2% of the population have ADHD which means there are roughly 1.2 million people in the UK with ADHD. Only a tiny percentage of them are being treated. With a huge budget for education, advertising etc we might change that quite fast, but we don’t have a huge budget. What we do have is you, me and people like us. And we are all over the place.
Every time someone goes to their doctor and asks to be assessed for ADHD it makes a difference. Many doctors are very helpful and make a referral right away. This increases the total number of ADHD patients in the system and eventually, as the numbers go up, the government statistics increase and they make more provision for treatment. So each person is helping others, albeit slowly, as well as themselves.
“But what if my doctor isn’t the ADHD friendly sort?” is probably what you are thinking. Well that helps too. Even a complete ADHD-phobic GP will eventually have to do something if enough patients keep asking. And if the patients bring along the NICE guidelines, short version for doctors here http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/live/12061/42107/42107.pdf , various other versions including one for patients here http://aadduk.org/library/know-your-rights/ it may take only one patient. And that might be you.
So don’t just go for yourself, go along for all the other people that need help too!
Posted by AADD-UK | August 13, 2011, 4:13 pmhi all ,
im having trouble finding some one to asessy me for add/adhd i allready no im dyslexic but think im allso adhd i live up in the far north off scotland iv been to my gp how seid its only children how can have adhd ??
iv been back to gp and thay are now saying thay cant find eny one in scotland to take me
if eny one can give me some info that would be grate a help line number would be the best as my reading is not good
thanks phil
Posted by phil | September 16, 2011, 9:56 amHi Phil,
I’m in Fife, outside of their usual area, but the Edinburgh Adult ADHD clinic mentioned above was willing to accept an referral after my local psychiatrist asked; bring the contact details of Dr Shah’s team to your GP and say you want a referral there specifically.
Posted by Justine | September 20, 2011, 8:09 amhi justine
thanks for that iv now told gp but thay say the waiting list is 1 year
think private might be the way forward
is there eny private clinice in scotland otherv than the one at lennoxtown ??
thanks phil
Posted by phil | September 21, 2011, 7:52 amI have a 5 yr old with challening behaviour listning very impulsive attention span is poor can be violent he is statemented at scnthool. he has a consultatnt who said that when he was 3 he has complex diffulties.but i done the dore online test and it agrees with me adhd how can i get him assed when i dont have money to go private.he is the same at home and school any information would be great
Posted by chadia | July 10, 2011, 6:52 amMy GP has recently told me that ADHD/autistic spectrum diagnosis for me would ‘not achieve anything’ and therefore she wont refer me to anyone. I have suffered chronic depression for 15 years and I believe I have ADD syptoms in there that are exacerbating the problem as I’m getting older. The fact that my mother is medicated for adhd and all 5 of my siblings have autistic spectrum disorders ranging from low functioning aspergers, high functioning asp, add/adhd, dyslexia, dyspraxia and psychosis isnt enough apparantly for me to be taken seriously. If I had grown up with my mother I would have been diagnosed a child on par with all my siblinsg but as I was raised by my grandparents, who clearly had issues, they didnt have the ability to recognise abnormal bahaviour, since they were abnormal themselves.
I can really empathise with Rachel because I have a professional career also (although not with a phd) but i have had to contract over the last few years because every year I have at least one period of extreme depression were I can laid on the sofa being useless for up to 3-4 months. I had to go contracting so I wouldnt be seen as unreliable to employers and I can make excuses for the gaps in my work or just lie through my teeth. My symptoms are getting worse as I older and at the moment I cant focus for more than 5 mins on anything. At this exact moment I am meant to writing a presentation speech for a major bid meeting next week and I am writing this instead. I expect I will now go for a cigarette, get a coffee and do just about anything to avoid the task in hand.
But of course, accoridng to my GP I am not suffering enough to be given help….
What is the point in the NHS?
Posted by Donna Boon | June 22, 2011, 8:22 amI’m acquiring a javascript error, is everyone else?
Posted by Wilburn Leyh | June 18, 2011, 4:32 amyes i will see you if you want?
I am starting a private ADHD clinic myself. Have loads of experience and first hand knowledge of this.
Posted by utpaul Bose | June 9, 2011, 1:01 amHello,
I would love to know more about your clinic as I can’t seem to find anyone to help. I am in a similar situation to the poster above. I am highly educated and have useless qualifications coming out of my ears; useless, because I’ve not been able to deal with my mental health, which has prevented me from holding down a job.
Again, as with the poster above, my struggles seem shrouded. No professional can see beyond the useless certificates and letters I can add to my name!
Please can you post an email address for your clinic.
Many thanks.
S.
Posted by S | June 22, 2011, 10:36 amI think its actually much easier to diagnose in higher-functioning people as the deficits in being organised/time keeping etc. are more obvious.
My clinic will probably be 2 evenings a week at the Munro clinic, Guys Hospital. It will probably start Mid-July.
Best e-mail contact at the moment would be utpaul.bose@slam.nhs.uk
Posted by utpaul bose | June 27, 2011, 12:20 amMy clinic is up and running now, for very swift consultation and diagnosis. I have been working as a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist for the last 8 years. I have only known about adult ADHD for the last 2 years, but have already successfully treated over 30 patients with adult ADHD in NHS. I have seen a huge variety of presentations, especially the intrinsic mood problems associated with adult ADHD, (rapid shifts of mood, very reactive mood to people and infrequent explosive temper outbursts) addictive behaviours, (substances, gambling, shoplifting, shopping, sex, internet, social networking, nail-biting) and the hyperfocussing, that often presents as the complete opposite of the expected ADHD symptom, being on time for everything, excessive tidying, inabilty to spend money, and can often slightly confuse the typical ADHD presentation. . I understand the problems many patients have in proving that they had ADHD in childhood. I am also sympathetic to very successful people (or at least they might look successful from the outside) trying to prove their ADHD is a disability. My e-mail is as above, utpaul.bose@slam.nhs.uk or personal e-mail is utpaul39@btinternet.com.
Posted by utpaul Bose | September 17, 2011, 2:46 pmHi,
I lived and worked in North Carolina for some 15 years. For around 10 years I was treated for adult attention deficit disorder. I was diagnosed by a series of questionaires, life history, problems and observations. The two consultants concluded that I suffered childhood ADD and adult ADD. I was treated with a series of stimulant drugs. I say stimulant but to me they calmed me down and helped me think in a more ordered fashion.
The drug I ended up on was Desoxyn (methamphetamine) 5mg BD … I had problems with ritalin as it caused liver issues, likewise pemoline (which has been discontinued now). Taking the Desoxyn turned my work life around. I found I could plan and conduct experiments in an appropriate manner without getting side-tracked (like I used to all the time). I was awarded a significant promotion and eventually became a Project Leader.
Two of the compounds I had responsibility for are now marketed drugs. On returning to the UK the GPs I saw just laughed when I mentioned adult ADD. I have managed to be prescribed modafanil which helps a little (2 hours am) then I’m back to total disorder.
I can’t get work even at a much more junior level and my life is totaly disordered, as is my flat. Tomorrow I get my 15 minutes (each year) with a psychiatrist. I will go over the same old story. The psych will say how can you have ADD when you have PhD … the doctorate was undertaken when I was on medication in the US!
Even though I’m aware of the NICE guidelines do the doctors take them seriously? Well they certainly don’t in B…. where the organization is called O….. They are a DISGRACE to the NHS. I know of other issues ….
Anyway I’m on the scrapheap now and I have lost all my dignity. I am also physically disabled now.
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Posted by Rachel Hannah Lovell PhD R.Pharm | May 24, 2011, 11:51 pmThis is quite a shocking situation. We’d like talk to you directly, preferably before you get to see the psychiatrist. We’ll e-mail you directly.
Posted by AADD-UK | May 25, 2011, 7:34 amWe’ve e-mailed you at the address you registered with but it doesn’t seem to be working.
Could you e-mail us at adhdlondon@yahoo.co.uk
Thanks
Posted by AADD-UK | May 25, 2011, 8:00 ammy son is just starting out trying to be taken seriously for add over focussed type just found that the only specialist in our area is Dr peter Mason in Birkenhead for which we wont get PCT funding for and a very long waiting list i am totally defeated and feel like doing something drastic to get taken seriuosly is there anyone out there in cheshire area that can hel[p Dr tint is mentioned on several websites he works from Crewe but refers ADD and ADHD now to this other Doctor HELP!!!!!
Posted by elaine vukovic | June 22, 2011, 4:57 pmhi, i am grateful on the one hand for the very very basic info on this page, however, on the other hand i am disapointed that, for example, for ayrshire, it ONLY says NHS ayrshite and arran, with no link to make appropriate and releevant contact. as you may know, having an adult adhd/add condition, this dosnt help much and is more liekly to re-enforce ones anxiety/depressive issues. maybe try to have relevant links to the organisations listed?
Posted by paul | May 23, 2011, 9:09 pmWe are aware of gaps in the information and are working to fill them. Sorry it has been so slow – we are entirely voluntary and have no actual financial support from anyone, but we have managed to build the web site from the single one page effort it started as to what you see today. We will get the information up (but any help anyone would like to give would be gratefully received!)
There is another aspect too – SIGN the body that issues guidelines for treatments (in England & Wales the equivalent organisation is NICE) doesn’t recognise ADHD in adults, which means a higher percentage of doctors in Scotland don’t take it seriously than south of the border. We would really like to start some sort of campaign for getting SIGN to add adult ADHD to their guidelines.
Once again, sorry we don’t yet have all the information, we’re working on it.
Posted by AADD-UK | May 23, 2011, 9:59 pmThere is a regular adult ADHD support group meeting in Glasgow where you will meet other people who’ve been in your situation. Are you able to get to that?
Posted by AADD-UK | May 25, 2011, 7:41 am