National guidance expects long-term involvement of specialists in reviewing these patients and their medical treatment, but this does not currently happen in Oxfordshire.
Therefore, in line with county-wide safety recommendations, the practice has taken the difficult decision that any requests from specialists, both NHS and private, to prescribe ADHD medications to adult patients, will be declined. Also, we will no longer be able to supply ADHD medicines safely to adult patients who have obtained these medicines from the practice in the past. We will be making this clear to providers of ADHD services, at the point we refer patients for a diagnostic assessment.
Care of adults already receiving ADHD treatments remains under careful review. Patients may be able to access the care they need outside of the NHS, for instance by seeking a referral to a private provider from their NHS GP or NHS specialist. As your NHS GP, we will not enter into “shared care” arrangements with private providers.
The practice feels strongly that patients should not be left without the care they need, due to a lack of comprehensive NHS funding, and our local representatives have raised this issue with local funding and decision-making groups. By taking this stand with other Oxfordshire GP practices we hope that a safe service will be funded.
If you also wish to raise this issue, please contact the “planned care team” at BOB ICB, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., and/or your MP.
