ADHD assesments for adults

​Request 764252613 

I would be grateful if you could provide the following information in relation to ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) assessments carried out under the public health system:

The total number of individuals currently on the waiting list for an ADHD assessment, broken down by age group (adults) if possible.

The average waiting time for an ADHD assessment as of the most recent reporting period, and the longest recorded waiting time.

Historical data (for the past three years, if available) showing the number of individuals on the waiting list and the average waiting times over that period.

Any information, reports, or internal correspondence outlining the reasons for the current waiting times.

Details of any measures, plans, or initiatives currently in place or proposed to reduce these waiting times and improve access to assessment and treatment.

If any part of this request exceeds the appropriate cost or time limits, please advise me as to how I may refine or narrow my request to stay within the statutory limits.

Thank you for your time and assistance. I look forward to your response within the statutory timeframe. 

Response 

Waiting list data for HCJ's Adult ADHD Service is included in the Quality and Performance Report, published to www.gov.je and within HCJ's Advisory Board papers. Data is available for the full timeframe requested. 

Health and Care Jersey Quality and Performance Reports 

Health and Care Jersey Services Board 

As this information is available elsewhere, Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied. 

The median wait for clients on the adult ADHD waitlist is 623.5 days, as of the latest reporting period (31 October 2025). As of 20 November 2025, the longest wait is 1,317 days. 

As noted in a recent Freedom of Information response, the ADHD service for adults is not a purely diagnostic service. Any patients diagnosed and subsequently prescribed for then require ongoing care by the practitioners in the service, as there is no shared care arrangement for prescribing with General Practitioners in Jersey. As more people are diagnosed, less time is available in the service for diagnostic assessments, thus increasing the waiting time for assessment / diagnosis. 

gov.je/government/freedomofinformation/pages/foi.aspx?ReportID=9004 

Further information outlining the reasons for the current waiting times and details of planned measures to reduce these waiting times and improve access to assessment and treatment can be found in Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel transcripts on the States Assembly website (a search tool is available to assist in identifying relevant documents), and in Health and Care Jersey Advisory Board papers (also searchable), as this matter is regularly discussed and are updates provided by the Director of Mental Health, Adult Social Care and Community Services. 

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Health and Care Jersey Services Board 

As this information is available elsewhere, Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied. 

Article applied

Article 23 - Information accessible to applicant by other means

(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it is reasonably available to the applicant, otherwise than under this Law, whether or not free of charge.

(2) A scheduled public authority that refuses an application for information on this ground must make reasonable efforts to inform the applicant where the applicant may obtain the information.​