Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 161-2025
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. What is the current average and 90th percentile waiting time for ADHD post diagnostic therapies (including psychotherapies), broken down by (a) NHS providers and (b) outsourced private providers?
2. What is the current average and 90th percentile waiting time for ASD post diagnostic therapies (including psychotherapies), broken down by (a) NHS providers and (b) outsourced private providers?
3. How many ADHD referral requests were (a) declined and (b) deemed ‘not clinically urgent’ by NHS services in the last 12 months?
4. How many ASD referral requests were (a) declined and (b) deemed ‘not clinically urgent’ by NHS services in the last 12 months?
5. What percentage of patients diagnosed with ADHD by the NHS receive (a) medication titration and (b) follow-up care within 3 months?
Our response:
Please see the link below:
You asked:
6. Are any post-diagnosis services outsourced to private providers? Which?
Our response:
We do not hold the information requested. Please redirect your request to Integrated Care Board.
You asked:
7. What is the current waitlist time for dementia assessment?
Our response:
Of the patients on the caseload of our memory assessment teams as at 6 August 2025, who are waiting for their first contact, the average wait in weeks between the referral date and 6 August 2025 is 12.2 weeks.
You asked:
8. What is the split by demographics (under 60 vs over 60)?
Our response:
Of the patients on the caseload of our memory assessment teams as at 6 August 2025, who are waiting for their first contact, the average wait in weeks between the referral date and 6 August 2025, split by the age group of the patient at their referral date.
| Average weeks waiting aged 60 or over at referral | 12.2 |
| Average weeks waiting aged under 60 at referral | 12.3 |
You asked:
9. Which providers are you working with to support on memory assessments (e.g. dementia)?
Please can you share the spend broken down by provider for FY24/25
Please can you share the spend broken down by provider for FY23/24
Our response:
We do not work with any external providers/independent assessors to support memory assessments.
You asked:
10. What other mental conditions does the NHS use private providers to deliver assessments for?
Our response:
We do not hold the information requested. Please redirect your request to Integrated Care Board.
You asked:
11. Which providers are you working with for these assessments?
Please provide a breakdown of all NCA spend by category across mental health services for FY24/25
Please provide a breakdown of all NCA spend by category across mental health services for FY23/24
Our response:
We do not work with any external providers/independent assessors to support memory assessments.
Next steps:
Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:
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
If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.