# Private ADHD assessment costs: the full care budget https://www.med-easy.co.uk/guides/private-adhd-assessment-costs/ Publisher: Med Easy Source material checked: 2026-10-20 Editorial information; no registered-clinician review is claimed. General UK healthcare information. Country-specific rules and provider examples retain the limits stated in the text. Fees are dated examples, not live quotes. ## Short answer A private ADHD assessment fee is not a complete care budget. Separate the assessment and report from any later titration, monitoring, prescription administration, medicine and review charges. Ask for likely first-year and ongoing costs, and do not assume NHS prescribing will follow: shared care needs agreement from the clinicians involved before you rely on it. A private ADHD assessment price usually describes one stage of care. Before booking, find out what the assessment buys, what happens afterwards and who would fund any continuing support. A clear first-year estimate is more useful than an attractive assessment fee alone. ## Key points - Assessment, medication titration and ongoing care can be separately priced. - A request for shared care is not confirmation that it has been accepted. - Paying for assessment does not guarantee a diagnosis or prescription. ## Start with the assessment and written report As a dated example, Clinical Partners advertised an adult ADHD assessment at £895 when checked on 20 October 2026. Its assessment page describes screening and a clinical report. This is one provider’s published assessment fee, not a UK average or a quote for a year of care. Confirm the current package directly with Clinical Partners . Ask who will assess you, how the appointment is structured and whether the price includes gathering background information, discussing the outcome and sending a report to you. Check whether a separate letter for work or education costs extra. Paying for an assessment does not guarantee a particular diagnosis or a prescription. Section link: https://www.med-easy.co.uk/guides/private-adhd-assessment-costs/#start-with-the-assessment-and-written-report - [Clinical Partners](https://cloud.care.clinical-partners.co.uk/adhd-assessment) ## Separate the possible continuing costs Request an itemised estimate for each stage that might follow. Use a blank amount where the clinic cannot yet give a figure; do not silently count an unknown cost as zero. Assessment: questionnaires, clinician appointment, report and feedback. Medication initiation and titration: any separate entry fee, appointments and monitoring while a specialist reviews treatment. Prescribing and dispensing: the clinic’s prescription administration fee and the pharmacy’s medicine charge, listed separately. Continuing reviews: routine specialist follow-up, monitoring and appointments needed to keep the care arrangement active. Additional support: any optional sessions or documents outside the agreed package. Ask for both the expected first-year total and the continuing annual total. If a package ends after a set number of months, record what happens when that period finishes. Section link: https://www.med-easy.co.uk/guides/private-adhd-assessment-costs/#separate-the-possible-continuing-costs ## Why shared care is not an automatic saving The NHS explains that a GP may take over ADHD prescribing only through an agreed shared-care arrangement with the specialist. The GMC’s prescribing guidance also places responsibility on the clinician accepting a prescription recommendation to decide whether they can do so appropriately. Before relying on NHS prescribing in your budget, discuss the proposed arrangement with your NHS practice and the private specialist. A clinic offering to write a shared-care request is different from the GP agreeing to accept it. Ask who remains responsible, and what private costs continue, if the request is declined or the arrangement later changes. Section link: https://www.med-easy.co.uk/guides/private-adhd-assessment-costs/#why-shared-care-is-not-an-automatic-saving - [GMC’s prescribing guidance](https://www.gmc-uk.org/professional-standards/the-professional-standards/good-practice-in-prescribing-and-managing-medicines-and-devices/shared-care) ## Compare NHS and private routes before committing In England, some independent providers also deliver NHS-funded ADHD services through eligible referral routes. A private booking and an NHS-funded referral are separate arrangements, even when the provider name is the same. Ask your GP about the current local pathway and whether patient choice applies. Do not assume England’s arrangements apply across all four UK nations. Confirm whether the proposed service covers assessment only or also subsequent care. Read our guide to combining NHS and private care for the wider funding boundary. Section link: https://www.med-easy.co.uk/guides/private-adhd-assessment-costs/#compare-nhs-and-private-routes-before-committing - [guide to combining NHS and private care](https://www.med-easy.co.uk/guides/private-and-nhs-care/) ## A useful message to send before booking Ask: “Please confirm the assessment inclusions, report timescale, optional fees, likely first-year continuing costs and the arrangements if NHS shared care is unavailable. Please also explain cancellation charges and who I contact after the assessment.” Keep the response with the booking terms so you can compare the same stages across providers. Use the private care cost checklist to record the answers, explore the free healthcare information library , or return to Find care to review your starting options. Section link: https://www.med-easy.co.uk/guides/private-adhd-assessment-costs/#a-useful-message-to-send-before-booking - [private care cost checklist](https://www.med-easy.co.uk/guides/private-healthcare-cost-checklist/) - [free healthcare information library](https://www.med-easy.co.uk/healthcare-information/) - [Find care](https://www.med-easy.co.uk/find-care/) ## Questions to ask - Does the assessment fee include feedback and the full written report? - What would medication initiation, titration and monitoring cost separately? - Are prescription administration and pharmacy medicine charges both included? - Has my NHS practice agreed any proposed shared-care arrangement? - What private reviews and charges continue if shared care is unavailable? ## Frequently asked questions ### Does an assessment package include medication? Do not assume it does. Ask the clinic to distinguish assessment, prescribing appointments, titration, monitoring and the pharmacy’s medicine charges. Even an inclusive package should state its time limit and exclusions. Treatment depends on clinical assessment; payment does not guarantee a medicine will be offered. https://www.med-easy.co.uk/guides/private-adhd-assessment-costs/#faq-1 ### Why ask for a first-year estimate? The first year may contain stages that a headline assessment fee does not describe. A written estimate helps you see which appointments and charges are expected after the report, which are conditional on the clinical outcome and what the continuing cost might be once the initial stages finish. https://www.med-easy.co.uk/guides/private-adhd-assessment-costs/#faq-2 ### What if my GP declines shared care? Ask the private specialist to explain the continuing care and cost arrangements, and discuss the available options with your care team. A clinic’s willingness to send a shared-care request is not a guarantee of NHS acceptance. Avoid budgeting on the assumption that private prescribing will automatically end. https://www.med-easy.co.uk/guides/private-adhd-assessment-costs/#faq-3 ## Sources - [NHS: ADHD in adults](https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/adhd-adults/) — NHS or public authority - [Clinical Partners: ADHD assessment fees](https://cloud.care.clinical-partners.co.uk/adhd-assessment) — Provider or specialist organisation - [GMC: shared care prescribing](https://www.gmc-uk.org/professional-standards/the-professional-standards/good-practice-in-prescribing-and-managing-medicines-and-devices/shared-care) — Regulator ## Related guides - https://www.med-easy.co.uk/guides/private-and-nhs-care/ - https://www.med-easy.co.uk/guides/private-healthcare-cost-checklist/ - https://www.med-easy.co.uk/guides/private-gp-referral-and-prescription-costs/