Right to Choose Wait Times and ICB Requirements

Important Update

Many NHS Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) across England, are facing significant demand for autism services. This demand is higher than NHS resources available and therefore Autism 360 are currently having to manage demand and keep services within locally agreed ICB budgets. This means that patients who may have been seen sooner, will have to wait longer for services, due to demands on our current waiting list.

Please be assured you will not lose your place on the waiting list, and you will retain your original referral date, but the date when we can now assess you will now be delayed. We have included approximate waiting times for each ICB below, along with any information your ICB has provided.

Sadly, we are not able to give you an exact date when you will be seen, but we ask that in the meantime you ensure your patient portal is all up to date, we are happy to support you through this if required.

Need to talk?

If you have concerns about your health while you wait, or the restrictions in place, please contact your GP or local ICB (see ICB table below).

If you need urgent help for a mental health crisis or emergency please ring 111 and contact NHS 111 online.

If you are concerned about an immediate risk of harm, either to yourself or someone else, then phone 999 immediately.

*ICB requirements are subject to change, information on this page is up to date as of the 08/04/2026

Find your region below and open the drop down to see your projected wait time for a Right to Choose referral with ADHD360 and any restrictions that apply.

To find your ICB, click on the ICB Finder button below and search the postcode of your GP. The ICBs are categorised by NHS region for your convenience.

Autism Assessments via the Right to Choose Pathway

NHS East of England Region

ICB	Average Waiting Times & Requirements	Useful Information
NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB Previously: NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB	Average waiting time 16 weeks
NHS Essex ICB Previously: NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB NHS Mid and South Essex ICB	Average waiting time 14 weeks
NHS Central East ICB Previously: NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB	Average waiting time between 15 weeks

NHS London Region

ICB	Average Waiting Times & Requirements	Useful Information
NHS West and North London ICB Previously: NHS North Central London ICB NHS North West London ICB	Average waiting time 13 weeks
NHS South East London ICB	Average waiting time 14 weeks
NHS South West London ICB	Average waiting time 13 weeks
NHS North East London ICB	Average waiting time 12 weeks

NHS Midlands Region

ICB	Average Waiting Times & Requirements	Useful Information
NHS Northamptonshire ICB	Average waiting time 10 weeks
NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB	Average waiting time 23 weeks	Patient Services
NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB	Average waiting time 15 weeks
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB	Average waiting time 11 weeks	Useful Resources 1 Useful Resources 2 Patient Services
NHS Black Country ICB	Average waiting time 19 weeks	Patient Services
NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB	Average waiting time 12 weeks
NHS Lincolnshire ICB	Average waiting time 12 weeks
NHS Coventry and Warwickshire ICB	Average waiting time 21 weeks Service only available to Under 25s	Statement from ICB
NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB	Average waiting time 14 weeks
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB	Average waiting time 20 weeks
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB	Average waiting time 11 weeks

NHS North East and Yorkshire Region

ICB	Average Waiting Times & Requirements	Useful Information
NHS South Yorkshire ICB	Average waiting time 11 weeks
NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB	Average waiting time 14 weeks
NHS West Yorkshire ICB	Average waiting time 16 weeks	Useful Resources Patient Services
NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB	Average waiting time 15 weeks

NHS North West Region

ICB	Average Waiting Times & Requirements	Useful Information
NHS Greater Manchester ICB	Average waiting time 21 weeks	Useful Resources Patient Services
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB	Average waiting time 18 weeks
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB	Average waiting time 12 weeks

NHS South East Region

ICB	Average Waiting Times & Requirements	Useful Information
NHS Thames Valley ICB Previously: NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB East Berks LSOAs	Average waiting time 15 weeks
NHS Kent and Medway ICB	Average waiting time 18 weeks
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB	Average waiting time 21 weeks	Patient Services
NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB Previously: NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB NHS Sussex ICB Surrey LSOAs	Average waiting time 14 weeks

NHS South West Region

ICB	Average Waiting Times & Requirements	Useful Information
NHS Devon ICB	Maximum wait time of 52 week for assessment.	Useful Resources Devon ICB Note
NHS Gloucestershire ICB	Average waiting time 11 weeks
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB	Average waiting time 20 weeks	Useful Resources Patient Services
NHS Dorset ICB	Average waiting time 11 weeks
NHS Somerset ICB	Average waiting time 10 weeks	Useful Resources Patient Services
NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB	Average waiting time 14 weeks
NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly ICB	Average waiting time 18 weeks

ADHD Assessments via the Right to Choose Pathway

ICB Requirements are also influencing our service at ADHD360. For the most recent wait times and requirements for this service, please visit the ADHD360 website. You can also email the team at [email protected] or contact them by phone 01507 304195 for more information.