Private ADHD assessmentin York.
Start with a free screening, then get matched with a CQC-registered clinic in North Yorkshire for a full private assessment — clinically reviewed throughout.
Free to start · CQC-registered clinics · No referral needed
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Your local ADHD assessment options in York
York is a small city serving a large rural catchment, and specialist adult ADHD provision in North Yorkshire is thin outside Leeds. The NHS routes are the same as elsewhere in England: the standard pathway commonly involves waits of two to six years, while NHS Right to Choose was subject to Integrated Care Board funding limits during 2025-2026 that capped or paused new bookings in a number of areas. For people in and around York, a private assessment — often delivered remotely — is the practical route.
- Assessments from
- £425
- Shortest published wait
- 1–2 weeks
- Nearest consulting room
- 1 miles · York
- Can assess you by video
- 17 clinics
Who decides NHS funding in York
NHS ADHD assessment for York is commissioned by NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB. Whether NHS Right to Choose is open, capped or paused here is its decision, not a clinic's, and it can change at short notice. How Right to Choose works →
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Transparent pricing · you stay in controlInside an ADHD assessment in York
The stages a thorough assessment covers, and the instruments a CQC-registered clinic should be able to name when you ask.
Screening
ASRS v1.1Pre-assessment history
Diagnostic interview
DIVA-5 · QbTestReport and outcome
NICE NG87After a diagnosis
Titration · shared care
What each stage involves, in full →
ThinkBetter is a marketplace, not a clinical service. The assessment is carried out by the independent clinic you choose, and any diagnosis is theirs to make.
CQC-registered ADHD clinics near York
The Retreat - York
The Retreat Clinics is a mental health provider based in York and Manchester, also offering online sessions, providing therapy and neurodevelopmental assessments for adults, children and young people. It offers autism assessments for adults and children, and ADHD assessments, with self-referral appointment booking available via its website.
This clinic hasn't verified its listing yet. Details are taken from public sources and may not be current.
17 other clinics can also assess you by video from York, if you would rather not travel.
Faster does not mean lower quality

Content clinically reviewed by Dr Miriana Vrajitoriu
Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Founder & Medical Director
GMC 7211553
- NICE-compliant, GP-ready reports. Assessments produce a thorough, NICE-compliant report designed to be GP-ready. Whether a GP offers shared care is at their discretion — we never guarantee acceptance, and we would be wary of anyone who does.
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Private ADHD assessment elsewhere in the UK
Waiting times and NHS funding positions differ by area. These pages carry the local picture for each.
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