ADHD Assessment for Edinburgh and surrounding patients, conducted in person at our Bedford clinic or online. NICE NG87-aligned, led personally by Tina Fox. £675, fixed fee payment plans available. Typically 6–8 weeks from first call, next available soon.
Hello, I'm Tina. I'm the lead clinician at NeuroFX. At our CQC-registered clinic, we offer specialist autism and ADHD assessments for children aged six and over and adults.
So after booking an assessment with us online or in person, you'll then be invited to take part in the onboarding process, and that is for you to be able to tell your story. It will include physical and mental health history, and then after that, you'll be sent some additional screening tools, which can all be completed in digital format online. You can pause at any time, and you can do that in the comfort of your own home. This enables me to better understand your story and your individual needs before we meet.
Next is your ADHD assessment, which is either online or in the clinic, coming to talk to me face to face. The process does take about two to three hours. That'll give you a chance to hopefully feel relaxed in an environment where you can tell me about the impacts and difficulties and how these have affected you. This follows all NICE guidelines.
In some situations, I may be able to tell you the diagnosis on the same day that we meet. In other scenarios, I might have to perhaps gain some more evidence. You might need to talk to other people, employers, family, partners, school, university, for me to be able to get a really good idea of the evidence, perhaps that you can't see yourself, and might help towards that diagnosis. You'll be provided a diagnostic report, provided I have all of that evidence, within 14 days.
So wherever you are on your journey, all the information is available on our website. You could book a call to talk to our team. You can book online. You can also simply email us if you have any questions. We do have payment plans available to pay in three or four instalments. So we look forward to meeting you and working with you on your journey.
Tina Fox is Clinical Lead at NeuroFX. Every ADHD assessment for Edinburgh patients is led by her personally. A short video introduction to who we are, why we do this, and what to expect.
Take a couple of minutes with it. The point of the video is to make the room feel less unfamiliar before you even book a conversation.
Every NeuroFX ADHD pathway available to Edinburgh patients. Same clinic, same clinician, choose the route that fits.
NICE NG87-aligned DIVA-5 + ASRS-v1.1.
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NICE NG87-aligned DIVA-5 + ASRS-v1.1 + QbCheck.
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NICE NG87-aligned NICE NG87 + BAP-aligned titration.
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NICE NG87-aligned NICE NG87 + BAP-aligned titration.
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Every NeuroFX adult ADHD assessment follows the same NICE NG87-aligned protocol, whether you join online or in person at our Bedford clinic. Six steps from first call to written report.
Send a short referral via the appointments page, or call the clinic during office hours. We come back to every referral within one working day to scope what you need and confirm whether NeuroFX is the right fit.
Referral or phoneWe send you a structured ASRS-v1.1 self-report and a developmental history form. Around an hour at home, significantly improving the depth of your clinical interview.
~1 hour at homeA full DIVA-5 diagnostic interview with Tina, covering 18 DSM-5 ADHD criteria across childhood and adulthood, functional impact, and any co-occurring presentations. Online or in person at Bedford.
3 hours · £675 inclusiveWherever possible, Tina shares her diagnostic conclusion at the end of your assessment. If a diagnosis is appropriate, we discuss next steps including whether the six-month medication and titration pathway is right for you.
Within the appointmentA comprehensive, NICE-aligned written report, GP-ready, structured for shared care, and suitable for DSA, employer or school use.
Within 14 daysFor patients moving to medication, the six-month NeuroFX titration package follows directly with shared-care handover to your GP at month six.
Optional · £995 6-month package
Specialist Neurodevelopmental Practitioner & Independent Prescriber (NISP)
Every NeuroFX ADHD assessment is conducted personally by Tina. 15 years of specialist mental health nursing experience and extensive neurodiversity specialist care, having conducted hundreds of ADHD and autism assessments. Tina is also an independent prescriber and an advanced specialist paediatric sleep practitioner. Assessments and prescribing follow NICE NG87 (ADHD diagnosis and management).
For Edinburgh patients in particular, having one clinician end-to-end means no diagnostic hand-offs and no inconsistency between assessment and prescriber. Same person, all the way through.
For most Edinburgh adults, the short journey to our Bedford clinic is worth it for the in-person experience. Online over secure video is fully available for adults who'd rather not travel; the diagnostic protocol is identical.
Bedford Consulting Rooms on Goldington Road is a calm, residential-style space, not a hospital. Pay and display car park immediately next door (1 minute walk). Central rail station 8 minutes walk.
If travel isn't realistic, adult assessments can be conducted entirely online via a secure GDPR-compliant video platform. The diagnostic protocol and the fee are identical. Not available for under-18s.
You are served by NHS Lothian, part of NHS Scotland. A private NeuroFX assessment is typically 6 to 8 weeks (next available soon), available alongside NHS Scotland care rather than replacing it.
In Edinburgh, NHS adult ADHD and autism assessments are the responsibility of NHS Lothian, with services delivered through the city's Health and Social Care Partnerships and accessed by a GP referral to the local Community Mental Health Team. Demand is high and waiting times are long: a Scottish Parliament Information Centre blog reported that, from a June 2024 NHS Lothian Freedom of Information response, the average waiting time for an adult ADHD assessment in Edinburgh was 23.5 months, and Salvesen Mindroom Centre highlighted Edinburgh and Lothians ADHD referrals running at around ten a day in 2023. NeuroFX is a CQC-registered private clinic that offers secure online ADHD and autism assessments to people in Edinburgh, typically completed in 6 to 8 weeks, and this sits alongside NHS Lothian care rather than replacing it.
Scotland does not have NHS England's Right to Choose, so a privately funded assessment is a separate route that runs in parallel to the NHS list rather than a referral within it. On medication, there is currently no NHS Scotland policy requiring shared care after a private diagnosis; National Autism Implementation Team guidance is clear that a private specialist's recommendation does not entitle a patient to NHS prescriptions, so whether your GP enters a shared-care arrangement remains at their sole discretion, and it is worth speaking to your GP first if shared care matters to you.
Locally, autistic adults can draw on Number 6 One Stop Shop in Edinburgh and the Scottish Autism advice line, while the Salvesen Mindroom Centre supports neurodivergent people and their families across Scotland.
Adult ADHD and autism assessment in this area is planned by NHS Lothian, part of NHS Scotland. Right to Choose is an NHS England scheme and does not apply here.
Figures reflect the trust's own published service page at time of last review. Re-check before relying on it for any decision.
Two things every Edinburgh patient asks about, set out clearly so you can choose your route with full information rather than discovering the catch after you have booked.
In Scotland you access an NHS ADHD or autism assessment through a GP referral to your local NHS Lothian Community Mental Health Team, where it joins the waiting list if accepted. Scotland does not have NHS England's Right to Choose, so you cannot direct an NHS-funded referral to a private provider. A NeuroFX assessment is a separate, privately funded route that runs in parallel, typically completed in 6 to 8 weeks.
Entering a shared-care arrangement after a private assessment and titration is entirely at the individual GP's sole discretion. There is currently no national NHS Scotland shared-care policy; National Autism Implementation Team guidance is clear that a private specialist's recommendation does not by itself entitle a patient to NHS prescriptions. We cannot guarantee any GP will take on prescribing, so if shared care matters to you, speak to your Edinburgh GP before booking. We provide a structured handover designed to make that conversation as easy as possible.
Edinburgh is a city that wears its beauty lightly and its complexity with considerable style -- the volcanic rock of the Castle, the medieval spine of the Royal Mile, the Georgian perfection of the New Town, and the wild moorland of Arthur's Seat all within walking distance of each other. It is a city of government, law, finance, arts and medicine in proportions unusual for a city of its size, and the August Festival -- the largest arts festival in the world -- transforms it annually in ways that are both exhausting and extraordinary.
Scotland's capital is a city that has had to think carefully about questions of identity and connection, which has given its cultural and political life a seriousness of purpose that most cities of comparable size do not carry.
This page is for Edinburgh, Livingston, Midlothian, Fife, East Lothian, Falkirk, Stirling and surrounding villages.Schools, universities, employers and parent-carer networks in the Edinburgh area all have routes you can use, some free, all helpful while you wait or after a diagnosis.
For children and young people in Scotland, schools provide additional support for learning (ASL), coordinated with the local authority (here, City of Edinburgh Council). The school, and where needed an educational psychologist, are the right first contact about how a private assessment supports a child's support plan.
Our reports are designed to support Disabled Students' Allowance applications and reasonable-adjustment requests under the Equality Act 2010 at universities, colleges and employers.
Genuinely local organisations, neurodiversity-affirming and free at the point of access. We recommend them whether you are a NeuroFX patient or not.
Specific service variants for Edinburgh patients. Same clinic, same clinician, different pathway.
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A clear, evidence-based explanation of what ADHD actually is, how it shows up in the brain and daily life, how it is diagnosed in the UK, and what helps.
What an adult or paediatric autism assessment involves: the structure, the ADOS-2 and ADI-R, what the clinician asks about, and what happens after.
Adult ADHD assessment uses rating scales, checklists and a detailed history: what these tools do, what they cannot do, and how diagnosis really works.
Nearby towns with their own NeuroFX assessment page, same Bedford clinic, same fee, same NICE-aligned pathway.
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