Child ADHD for Rushden and surrounding patients, conducted in person at our Bedford clinic (30 min via A45/A6). NICE NG87-aligned, led personally by Tina Fox. £675, family-led pathway in person at bedford. 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 child ADHD assessment for Rushden 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.
A few related neurodevelopmental pathways available to Rushden patients.
Family pathway with QbCheck added where the clinical picture would benefit from objective data (NICE-approved for under-18s).
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If autistic traits are evident at your child's ADHD assessment, we can offer a gold-standard ADOS-2 plus ADI-R autism assessment as a £950 add-on.
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Six-month family titration with weekly check-ins in month one, school SENCO loop-in at month five.
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Sleep difficulties are very common in children with ADHD. Tina is a qualified Advanced Paediatric Sleep Practitioner. Sleep hygiene programmes and, where clinically appropriate, melatonin.
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NeuroFX's child ADHD assessment follows NICE NG87 across a full onboarding pack, multi-informant screening, the Young DIVA-5 clinical interview and a careful differential diagnosis. Two to three hours in the clinic, with breaks. Outcome letter within 48 hours, full report within 14 days.
Once booked, you complete a structured onboarding pack: your child's story in your own words, physical and mental health history, developmental milestones, family history, school and other settings, and any previous assessments or support. This is reviewed personally by Tina before the appointment.
~1 hour at homeSNAP-IV ADHD screen completed by you and by your child's school or teachers (NICE requires evidence across multiple settings). The Educational Setting Questionnaire is completed by the teacher or SENCo. Plus the SDQ (emotional and behavioural), the RCADS (anxiety/depression) and our sleep assessment tools.
~2 hours · parent + teacher + SENCoA semi-structured Young DIVA-5 interview, designed specifically for ADHD in children and young people. Not a tick-box exercise. We explore home, school, friendships, hobbies, daily routines and self-care, focusing on the real-world impact of difficulties on your child and family. Breaks built in.
2 to 3 hours · in person at BedfordA careful review of whether your child's symptoms are best explained by ADHD or by another condition (anxiety, autism, trauma-related conditions, learning difficulties, sleep disorders, medical conditions). This is essential to ensure the right support follows. We may recommend a QbCheck (~10-15% of cases, £129) or an ASD top-up (£950) if autistic traits are evident.
Within the appointmentWhere the clinical picture is clear, we discuss the diagnosis with you on the day. Where more information is needed (further screening, school input, QbCheck or ASD screen), we arrange a follow-up clinical update online once everything is in place. Thorough, not rushed.
Same day, or follow-up onlineAn outcome letter within 48 hours of the assessment, followed by a comprehensive written report within 14 days. Report covers the diagnostic conclusions, recommendations, signposting and non-medical interventions. Yours to share with school, GP or other professionals.
48 hours letter · 14 days report
Specialist Neurodevelopmental Practitioner & Independent Prescriber (NISP)
Every NeuroFX child 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 Rushden 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.
Rushden patients are seen in person at our Bedford clinic. This service is in-person only because it requires direct clinical observation or measurement that video cannot replicate.
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.
You are served clinically by Northamptonshire ICB. A private NeuroFX assessment is typically 6 to 8 weeks (next available soon).
Rushden sits in North Northamptonshire, where the local NHS and council have been under sustained pressure on neurodevelopmental assessment. Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) runs the children and young people's ADHD and ASD service for the area, and its own service page states the current average wait for a first appointment is 93 weeks (updated April 2026).
In response, the NHS in Northamptonshire funded more than 500 extra autism and ADHD assessments for young people through an independent online provider during 2025/26, prioritising those moving between school stages or into adult services (NHFT update, 5 August 2025). The strain has been formally recognised: a joint Ofsted and CQC inspection of the North Northamptonshire local area SEND partnership, published in March 2024, found widespread or systemic failings and set four priority areas needing urgent improvement plus six others.
Commissioning sits with Northamptonshire ICB, which remains in place for 2026 (it is clustered with Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland but not due to merge before April 2027). A private assessment with NeuroFX, a CQC-registered clinic, is intended to sit alongside NHS care rather than replace it; in Northamptonshire ADHD medication is classed as Amber and shared care agreements run with the NHFT team rather than with Right to Choose or private providers, so any move to shared care for medication remains at the GP's sole discretion and it is worth speaking to your GP first if shared care matters to you.
Families in Rushden can also draw on local provision such as Rowan Gate Primary School (which has sites in the town) and county-wide parent support through Northamptonshire Parent Carer Voices.
Adult ADHD services commissioned via this ICB. Right to Choose is available to some patients in this area.
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 Rushden patient asks about. We've separated them clearly here so you can decide your route with full information, rather than discovering the catch after you have booked.
Right to Choose is an NHS England policy letting eligible patients choose any NHS-contracted provider for ADHD assessment, including some private providers funded by the NHS. It is not a NeuroFX service.
It exists, has helped people, and has been overwhelmed in turn: published waits at many RTC providers are now measured in years. The ADHD UK tracker is the single best place to compare current RTC provider waits.
Entering into a shared-care agreement after private titration is entirely at the individual GP's sole discretion, and is also affected by Northamptonshire ICB policy. We cannot guarantee any GP will take on prescribing responsibility following a private assessment or titration.
If shared care after titration is a priority for you, speak to your Rushden GP before booking to understand their position. We will provide a structured handover designed to make that conversation as easy as possible.
Rushden is a North Northamptonshire town whose identity was shaped entirely by the boot and shoe industry -- at its peak in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the town had dozens of factories and a workforce whose skills were specific, valued and passed down through families. The Rushden Historical Transport Society maintains a small museum and railway at the old station, itself an unusually fine piece of Victorian railway architecture for a town of this size, and offers a glimpse of the industrial self-confidence that the boot trade brought.
The town is finding its place in a post-manufacturing economy with the resilience that places with strong working-class heritage typically carry.
This page is for Rushden, Higham Ferrers, Wellingborough, Irthlingborough, Raunds, Kettering, Northampton, Finedon and surrounding villages.Schools, universities, employers and parent-carer networks in the Rushden area all have routes you can use, some free, all helpful while you wait or after a diagnosis.
For children and young people in this area, the LEA is North Northamptonshire Council. Your child's SENCO is the right first call about how a private assessment is used in an EHCP application or annual review.
Our reports are designed to support DSA applications and Equality Act 2010 reasonable-adjustment requests at universities, colleges and employers in the area.
National organisations that are well-researched, neurodiversity-affirming, and free at the point of access. We recommend them whether you're a NeuroFX patient or not.
Specific service variants for Rushden patients. Same clinic, same clinician, different pathway.
Anything not here? See our full FAQ page or just call us.
How school support for ADHD works in England: SEN support versus an EHCP, what the SENCo does, and how to push for what your child needs.
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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