Private ADHD Assessments at our Psychiatry and Prescribing clinic in London.

At The Family Treatment Service, we offer a bespoke and thoughtful ADHD service, from assessment to post-diagnosis support and prescribing at our London clinic. 

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What is ADHD?

ADHD is a behavioural disorder characterised by a combination of symptoms including inattentiveness, restlessness and impulsivity. 

Many people experience these difficulties to some degree, but for individuals with ADHD the symptoms can have a big impact on day to day life, self-esteem, personal well-being, relationships with others and work performance. 

Symptoms of ADHD can start in childhood with difficulties persisting into adulthood, although the presentation may change over time. For some, the condition is not identified or diagnosed until later life, and it can affect both males and females.

Signs of ADHD

ADHD presents differently in every individual, but common signs include difficulties with focus, organisation, emotional regulation, and impulse control – affecting daily life, work, and relationships.

  • People with ADHD often struggle to maintain attention, especially on tasks that feel repetitive or unengaging, potentially leading to unfinished projects or missed details.

  • ADHD can make it hard to estimate time accurately, prioritise tasks, and stick to deadlines, often resulting in procrastination or last-minute rushes.

  • Emotional regulation can be difficult, leading to rapid shifts in mood, frustration, or sensitivity to criticism, sometimes affecting personal and professional relationships.

  • External noises, interruptions, or even internal thoughts can easily pull attention away from important tasks, making it difficult to stay on track.

  • Acting without thinking – such as interrupting conversations, making quick decisions without considering consequences, or struggling with impulse control – can be common.

  • Staying organised can feel overwhelming, leading to clutter, misplaced items, missed appointments, or trouble keeping up with responsibilities at work or home.

  • From forgetting names and deadlines to misplacing everyday items, memory lapses are common and can impact productivity and daily routines.

  • The constant challenge of keeping up with tasks, meeting expectations, and managing symptoms can contribute to heightened stress and anxiety over time.

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 ADHD Diagnosis & Treatment 

ADHD affects individuals in unique ways and there is no single test or screening tool; a thorough and personalised assessment is essential for an accurate diagnosis.

Our approach includes:

  • To explore your concerns, review symptoms, and determine if a full ADHD assessment is appropriate. This appointment takes place online between the parent/carer and one of our Psychiatry nurse prescribers 

    A 30-minute initial consultation is priced at £100.

  • If recommended after an initial consultation, our full assessment involves a structured evaluation using evidence-based tools, including the Conners scale. This includes inputs from a child’s parent or guardian and someone else who knows them (usually a teacher at school). The results will be interpreted and reviewed by one of our experienced Psychiatrists.

    You will then attend a detailed 120-minute consultation with the Psychiatrist, reviewing physical health, family history, symptoms, and any past diagnosis and treatments. This appointment will be for both parents and child when someone under the age of 18 is being assessed.  

    During this appointment you will receive detailed feedback, including a view about whether a diagnosis has been determined from the Psychiatrist. This will be followed by a full written report within two weeks

    A full ADHD assessment is priced at £1400. 

  • Your Psychiatrist will consider your individual needs and devise a personalised treatment plan. Although ADHD cannot be ‘cured’, with support it is possible to lessen the impact of many of the symptoms and difficulties experienced.

    Possible treatment routes include medication, talking therapies (e.g. CBT) and lifestyle adaptations. A combination of these is usually most effective and your Psychiatrist will talk to you about what best suits your situation. 

    We may refer you to another professional in our team for further support, for example a psychologist or psychotherapist.

    Should you wish to consider medication this will need to be done in a  further package of care.  We require that this is purchased as a block in order to ensure clinical oversight and effective follow up and support.

    A private medication prescription, initial appointment and two follow-up appointments at one month intervals is priced at £1000.

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ADHD Prescribing Services

This service is available to clients who have received an ADHD diagnosis within our service.

 If you have received a diagnosis elsewhere, please send a copy of the report to our reception team who will share it with the prescribing service. This will then be reviewed and the appropriate next steps recommended. 

Our ADHD Prescribing Package (£1000) includes:

  • One 45-minute appointment to discuss medication options

  • Two 30-minute follow-ups (every 25 days) to monitor and review response and dosage

Please note, we cannot guarantee you will be prescribed medication. A decision will be made by your prescriber based on the outcome of the initial appointment. If medication is not recommended you will be refunded appointments 2 & 3 of the medication package.

If a suitable medication is agreed upon in your initial appointment, a prescription will be processed through our online pharmacy, Cloud RX, and delivered directly to you. The cost of medication is not included in the medication package.

Depending on how the medication and dose suits your child, it may be necessary to continue with further reviews after your final medication package appointment, until an appropriate mediation and dose has been identified and agreed upon. Once a stable dose has been achieved, the  review period will be discussed with your prescriber and may be reduced to every 3-6 months. 

Please note, the cost of prescriptions are included in the price of medication appointments, however repeat prescriptions are chargeable.

Some GP’s may be happy to take over the prescribing of ADHD medications once a stable dose has been agreed. Please see details of a GP shared care agreement in our ADHD Service FAQs prior to booking an ADHD Medication Package.

If you have any further questions that are not answered in our FAQs, please email us with your queries.

If you need to book an ADHD assessment you can begin the process by booking an initial consultation here.

ADHD Service FAQs

  • The first step to arranging an assessment is by first booking an ADHD Initial Consultation. You can do this by booking online here.

  • Once your initial consultation is booked, you will be sent questionnaires to complete before your appointment. These must be completed prior to the consultation to ensure we have sufficient information to complete the appointment.

  • Your Psychiatry Nurse Prescriber will inform you of whether they recommend a full ADHD Assessment is carried out. If they do recommend the assessment, you will be contacted to book the assessment. The cost of this is is £1400. If they do not recommend an assessment, you will be advised on other routes to access support that may be helpful.

    Please note that as per our terms & conditions, missed or cancelled appointments will be charged for in full unless you give us more than us more than 24 hours' notice. If you give us between 24 and 48 hours' notice you will be charged 50% of the fees due.

  • Once you have paid for the assessment, we will send you a set of questionnaires that must be filled out by a parent/carer and your child’s school before we can book your assessment date with the psychiatrist. This is to ensure we have all the information we need to correctly complete the assessment. 

  • The assessment will last around 2 hours, and a parent/carer is required to be present for the duration of it.  You may like the opportunity to speak to the psychiatrist without your child present.  If this is the case we would require you to bring an additional adult with you if your child is under 14, as they are not allowed to be left alone in the clinic at any time.  

  • The psychiatrist will discuss their thoughts, and whether they are making a diagnosis of ADHD at the end of the 2 hour assessment. If you do receive a diagnosis of ADHD, you will be provided with details and information on the next steps available to you. 

    Whether you receive a diagnosis or not, you will be sent a clinical report 2 weeks after your assessment, with details and results of your assessment process. 

  • If you would like to consider ADHD medication after a diagnosis with our service, this is prescribed as part of a medication package. This consists of 3 appointments which are all booked at the same time. 

    In your first appointment you will discuss medication options and if suitable, you will be prescribed ADHD medication. You will then attend two review appointments after 4 week intervals in order to discuss how you are finding the medication and dosage. 
    If the medication is working well, the dosage is right and the prescriber is happy to continue prescribing you this medication, you will then need to come in every 3-6 months for medication reviews or whenever your dose is changed. The frequency of the reviews are decided on a case by case basis. 

    If you would like to have your card details saved on file we will automatically take payment a few days before your appointment. Please call our reception to have your card details saved securely on our clinic management software. 

  • If you decide that medication is not for you, and you do not need to continue to see our prescriber, we will offer a refund of £300 per follow up appointment that is not used. Our appointment fees are structured to cover the psychiatrists time, so we cannot refund any appointments that have already taken place.

  • If the medication you have been prescribed does not seem like the right fit, and you would like to amend the dosage or type of medication, you will continue to be seen every 4 weeks until you and the prescriber are happy with the medication and dosage. This is to ensure the medication you are prescribed is the most suitable and effective for you.

  • Your prescription will be sent to an online pharmacy ‘Cloud RX’. They will process the prescription, and you should expect the medication to be delivered directly to your home address at least 2 working days after your prescription has been provided. You will not be provided with paper prescriptions, as our current pharmacy is online.

  • The types of medicines prescribed for ADHD, for example Methylphenidate and Lisdexamfetamine are categorised as “controlled drugs” which means they are more regulated than other drugs. 

    These regulations mean that we need to adhere to certain rules, and also to be sure that the dosage and medication type is managed carefully in order to make sure you get the most benefit from it.

    A prescription for stimulant medication must be dispensed directly by the pharmacy within 28 days of the prescription being written, and there are restrictions on how much can be prescribed at a time.  You will always need a prescription to be able to get the medication. 

  • You might not be in a position to always be able to pay for your medication, and may want to consider accessing the medication from your GP instead. Whether your GP is willing to enter a ‘shared care agreement’ with a private service, to enable your medication to be accessed through them is at the complete discretion of your GP. If they do not want to enter into a shared care agreement, you will be required to continue paying for your medication continuously. We advise that you give some thought prior to choosing to access ADHD medication as to whether you are willing to maintain the payments yourself. 

  • These medications need to be prescribed initially by a psychiatrist who is a specialist in these types of medicines and the correct dosage.  When the best prescription for you has been established and they are happy that everything is going well they may feel able to hand over prescribing to your GP, if your GP is happy to do so.  This is called a “shared care agreement.”  Following this you will just pay the normal prescription charge at your pharmacy.

    If we are able to obtain a shared care agreement with  your GP, you will still be required to come for yearly reviews at The Family Treatment Service. This is to ensure your medication and dosage is still a good fit, and so the psychiatrist can support the GP with your care.

  • Currently there are frequent shortages of ADHD medication that  may cause delays to you getting your medication at the right time. Our prescribers will aim to prescribe medication that ‘Cloud RX’ has available in stock, however at times they may become out of stock after the prescription has been sent out. If you are informed by Cloud RX that your medication is out of stock, please initially discuss with Cloud RX if there is anything they can do to help. If not, please get in touch with the clinic to discuss your options. It may be that the prescriber needs to consider prescribing you another medication, which may require another medication review appointment. 

  • You will initially be provided with medication for  28 days. It is essential that you attend your follow up appointments every 28 days, otherwise your next course of medication will not arrive on time.  At each review you will be provided with a prescription.  If you choose to move to shared care then you will get your prescription from your GP, if you remain at The Family Treatment service you can request repeat prescriptions in between reviews. 

  • There may be times when Cloud RX has questions about your prescription which could delay you getting your medication on time. We will try our best to work with Cloud RX to clarify any details needed and get your medication to you as soon as possible. 

  • Please check any delivery/medication enquiries with Cloud RX prior to speaking with the clinic as we do not manage the delivery/ordering service. You can do this by contacting them on 0113 531 2942 or emailing pharmacy@cloudrx.co.uk. 

  • If you have received a diagnosis from another service, you may be able to receive medication through our prescribing service. Please send us any previous reports to reception@thefamilytreatmentservice.com and we will advise on next steps.

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