Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 269-2025
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. ADHD Assessments
o The mean waiting times (in weeks or months) for children referred for an ADHD assessment, for each of the last three financial years (e.g., 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26 YTD). Please also include the range (longest and shortest wait)
o The number of children currently waiting for an ADHD assessment.
o The number of children who have waited more than 12 months for an ADHD assessment and time banded 12-18 months, 18-24 months, 24-30 months, 36-42 months, 42 months plus
2. Autism Assessments
o The mean waiting times (in weeks or months) for children referred for an autism assessment, for each of the last three financial years (e.g., 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26 YTD). Please also include the range (longest and shortest wait)
o The number of children currently waiting for an autism assessment.
o The number of children who have waited more than 12 months for an autism assessment and time banded 12-18 months, 18-24 months, 24-30 months, 36-42 months, 42 months plus
Our response to 1 and 2:
Response for Q1 and 2 – FOI 269-2025
You asked:
3. Mitigating actions
o What actions have been deployed by the CAAAS team to reduce waiting times i.e. outsourcing/mutual aid:
Our response:
The CAAAS Team have outsourced some assessments to private providers and have provided additional clinics in house to reduce waiting times.
You asked:
4. NICE
o Please provide the latest self-assessment against NICE Guidance CG128 (Autism spectrum disorder in under 19s: recognition, referral and diagnosis)
Our response:
Next steps:
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Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk
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