‘Wildly unfair that my husband and I pay £4k a year for ADHD treatment’

• Northern Ireland lacks a formally commissioned adult ADHD service, unlike the rest of the UK, forcing patients to pursue private treatment at approximately £4,000 annually
• This service gap creates significant health inequity, with Northern Irish patients unable to access NHS-funded diagnostic and management pathways available to colleagues in England, Scotland, and Wales
• GPs in Northern Ireland may need to signpost adult ADHD patients to private providers or consider cross-border referral options, as no formal public commissioning framework currently exists

Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK without a formally commissioned, publicly-funded adult service for ADHD.

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