Our mission
Nobody should wait five years to understand their own mind.
We're on a mission to help people across the UK find quality private ADHD assessments, cutting through the confusion of long NHS wait times.
Why we exist
The NHS Wait Time Crisis
NHS waiting times for adult ADHD assessments have reached unprecedented levels. According to ADHD UK, the average wait time across England is now over 5 years, with some areas reporting waits of 7+ years.
For children, the situation is similarly challenging. The NHS target is 18 weeks from referral to treatment, but many families wait 2-3 years just for an initial assessment.
This isn't just an inconvenience: it's years of struggling without support, impacting education, careers, relationships, and mental health.
Source: ADHD UK National Wait Times Survey, 2024
ADHD in the UK: The Numbers
Estimated number of adults in the UK living with ADHD (3-4% of the adult population)
Proportion of adults with ADHD who remain undiagnosed and untreated
Percentage of school-age children in the UK with ADHD (approx. 750,000)
Sources: NICE Guidelines, ADHD Foundation, British Journal of General Practice
How Our Directory Works
Find clinics by location, or filter by features like Right to Choose, online appointments, age groups, and pricing.
View detailed information about each clinic including services, pricing, wait times, and patient reviews.
Contact your chosen clinic directly through their website or phone to book your assessment.
Our Values
Clear pricing, wait times, and services for every clinic
Honest reviews, and paid placement always labelled
Regularly verified and updated clinic information
Free to use, always and forever
Information reflects NHS, NICE and ADHD UK guidance and is reviewed regularly
How clinics are listed, and how we make money
Not every UK private ADHD clinic is listed here. Most of the clinics in the directory were added by our own research, from public information. Clinics listed from 22 October 2026 pay a one-off fee to be listed and then a monthly listing subscription. We agree both with the clinic before its listing goes live and do not publish the amounts. They buy a listing, not a position: they do not change where a clinic appears in any list. If the subscription ends, the listing is hidden. Clinics listed before that date keep the arrangement they had when they were added.
Any clinic can also subscribe to Pro, a higher monthly subscription and a paid advertising placement. A Pro clinic is always badged “Featured”, and Featured can lift a clinic in our lists. Every list it affects says so on the page. No payment buys or changes a clinic’s rating or reviews.
Being listed is not an endorsement or a recommendation, and we do not assess the clinical quality of any clinic. The full detail is in our terms.
Who runs ADHD Private, and where the figures come from
ADHD Private was founded in December 2025 by Phil McParlane and Kieran Marshall and is operated by Sellframe Ltd, a software company incorporated in Scotland in 2014. Company details are on our press page. The founders are not clinicians and do not comment on clinical questions; nothing on this site is medical advice. For clinical guidance see NICE guideline NG87 or speak to your GP.
Prices are the fees clinics publish. A “Verified” mark with a date means the price was confirmed as current on that date, either by the clinic in its ADHD Private account or by us against the clinic’s published prices. A price without the mark is shown as published and has not been re-checked by us. Prices change, so confirm with the clinic before you book.
Waits are the clinic’s wait for a private assessment. A wait shown beside NHS funding is still the private wait, and the page says so; it is not the wait for an NHS-funded route. Where a clinic publishes no wait, the listing says “Not published”.
If something on a listing looks wrong, tell us through the contact page.
Kieran Marshall, who reviews our articles
Kieran Marshall, Co-founder, reviews articles on ADHD Private before they are published. An article reviewed by Kieran Marshall says so beneath its title and links to this section.
Kieran is a co-founder of ADHD Private. After being quoted over four years for an NHS ADHD assessment, he went private and was diagnosed. Finding the right clinic, and finding its prices, was a real challenge, which is why he and Phil McParlane built this site. He reads every article before it is published.
Kieran Marshall is not a clinician. The review is an editorial one, not a medical review, and nothing on this site is medical advice.
Common questions
Why are NHS ADHD wait times so long?
How many people in the UK have ADHD?
What is shared care for ADHD medication?
Is ADHD Private independent?
ADHD Private is an information directory only. We do not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult with a qualified healthcare professional for medical advice.
Inclusion in our directory does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation. We encourage you to research any clinic thoroughly and verify their CQC registration before booking.
- ADHD UK : National Wait Times Survey 2024. adhduk.co.uk ↗
- NICE Guidelines : Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: diagnosis and management (NG87). nice.org.uk ↗
- ADHD Foundation : UK prevalence statistics and research. adhdfoundation.org.uk ↗
- NHS England : Right to Choose guidance for patients. england.nhs.uk ↗
Journalists and researchers: our published data, company details and brand assets are on the press page.
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