In Blackburn, ADHD assessments for both adults and children are commissioned through Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, which holds responsibility for mental health and neurodevelopmental services across much of Lancashire, including the Blackburn with Darwen area. Current demand significantly outstrips capacity, and waiting times for a formal NHS ADHD assessment are widely reported as multi-year at present, a situation that reflects national pressures rather than any failing unique to this locality. Many Blackburn-based GPs refer through the standard Lancashire pathway, though uptake of the NHS Right to Choose scheme — which allows eligible adults to request assessment from an alternative NHS-commissioned provider — remains inconsistent, partly due to variable awareness among local practices and uncertainty about which providers are currently accepting referrals under that route. For families and adults facing this prolonged uncertainty, qEEG brain activity screening offers an objective, clinically grounded measure of neurological function that can help document genuine difficulties and support conversations with GPs and employers while a formal NHS diagnosis remains years away.