In Bolton, adult ADHD assessments are commissioned through NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board, with clinical services delivered via Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMHT), which also oversees CAMHS provision for younger patients in the area. As with much of England, waiting times for a formal NHS ADHD assessment in Bolton are currently substantial — those referred today are realistically looking at a multi-year wait before reaching the front of the queue, reflecting both longstanding capacity constraints and a significant post-pandemic surge in referrals. Bolton GPs generally follow a standard referral pathway into GMMHT's community mental health or neurodevelopmental teams, though local patient groups have reported variable experiences with Right to Choose requests being navigated differently across individual practices, meaning some adults have found it worthwhile to explicitly raise this entitlement with their GP. For those waiting, a qEEG brain activity screening offers an objective, clinically grounded way to gather meaningful neurological evidence about attention and self-regulation difficulties — supporting informed conversations with clinicians while the NHS appointment remains some way off.