For residents of Birmingham and the surrounding area, accessing an ADHD assessment through the NHS can feel daunting, with reported waits on the standard NHS pathway administered under NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB frequently extending to several years in the current climate. The Right to Choose pathway, introduced under NHS England regulations, allows eligible patients to request referral to an approved NHS-funded provider of their choice rather than waiting for the local service, and whilst NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB has not publicly announced a blanket removal of Right to Choose for ADHD, some Birmingham residents have reported that individual GP practices are applying additional triage steps or requesting supporting evidence before processing such referrals — a pattern seen across several ICBs nationally. In practice, the Right to Choose route can offer a meaningfully shorter wait, often measured in months rather than years, making it worth exploring proactively. Before your GP appointment, it is worth confirming that your chosen provider remains on the current NHS England Right to Choose approved list, as this changes periodically. Bringing objective evidence, such as a qEEG brain screening report documenting attention-related neurological patterns, can meaningfully strengthen your case during that GP conversation and help move the referral forward with confidence.