For residents of Oxford and the wider Oxfordshire area, ADHD assessment is commissioned through NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB, which oversees both the standard NHS pathway and the Right to Choose route. The standard NHS pathway in this region currently carries reported waits of several years, whereas the Right to Choose pathway — which allows patients to self-refer to any NHS-funded provider of their choosing — can significantly reduce that waiting time, often to months rather than years. NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB has, in line with broader national trends, introduced administrative triage steps that GPs must navigate when processing Right to Choose referrals, so it is worth confirming with your surgery that they are familiar with the current referral process before your appointment. One practical step Oxford residents should take before seeing their GP is to identify their preferred Right to Choose provider in advance and bring that name clearly written to the consultation. Arriving with objective evidence, such as a qEEG brain screening report documenting neurological patterns associated with attention difficulties, can meaningfully strengthen your case and give your GP a clinical foundation from which to support your referral with confidence.