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NHS Right to Choose: Autism assessment.
Adult NHS waits for diagnostic autism assessment routinely run into multiple years across most Integrated Care Boards. Under NHS Patient Choice Guidance (19 December 2023) you have a legal right to ask your GP for a referral to any NHS-contracted provider. We draft the letter that names the guidance, names your provider, and goes on your medical record.
- A referral via the NHS e-Referral Service to the NHS-contracted autism assessment provider you name, in line with NHS Patient Choice Guidance (2023).
- A referral aligned with NHS guideline CG142, not signposting to generic IAPT / NHS Talking Therapies.
- Written confirmation of any post-diagnostic support the surgery is willing to offer or co-ordinate.
- Any refusal to be put in writing and added to your medical record.
One letter. On your record. £39.
A formal Right to Choose letter to your NHS GP for adult autism diagnostic assessment, naming NHS Patient Choice Guidance (2023) and the provider you picked.
RTC Letter
One Right to Choose letter to your GP, naming your provider.
- Personalised Right to Choose letter to your NHS GP
- Cites NHS Patient Choice Guidance (2023) verbatim
- Names the NHS-contracted provider you chose
- Letter-quality PDF + plain-text version
- Free redraft if anything reads wrong, no limit
- Money-back if GP, ICB and Ombudsman all ignore you (see terms)
One-off payment. No subscription. Instant delivery, never a paid speed upgrade. 100% money-back guarantee applies.
My GP says there's no NHS autism pathway in our area — what now?
NHS Patient Choice Guidance (2023) is clear that referrals under the legal right to choice can be made to any qualifying NHS-contracted provider, even when the ICB has no existing relationship with that provider. The letter names your chosen provider and cites the guidance verbatim.
Can my GP refuse my Right to Choose referral for autism assessment?
Not on cost or local-contract grounds. NHS Patient Choice Guidance (2023) is explicit that prior commissioner approval is not required where a patient exercises a legal right to choice. The letter asks for any refusal to be put in writing.
Which providers are NHS-contracted for adult autism assessment?
A small number of independent providers hold NHS contracts and accept Right to Choose referrals for adult autism diagnostic assessment. You name the provider in the form; the letter cites them verbatim. Our Right to Choose — autism guide covers what to look for.
Right to Choose autism — by ICB.
42 NHS Integrated Care Boards in England. Each guide covers local providers, the smaller pool of NHS-contracted autism RtC providers, NHS waits and what to do if your GP refuses.
London
South East
South West
East of England
Midlands
Birmingham and Solihull ICB
Birmingham, Solihull
Black Country ICB
Wolverhampton, Walsall
Coventry and Warwickshire ICB
Coventry, Warwick
Derby and Derbyshire ICB
Derby, Chesterfield
Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB
Worcester, Hereford
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB
Leicester, Loughborough
Lincolnshire ICB
Lincoln, Boston
Northamptonshire ICB
Northampton, Corby
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB
Nottingham, Mansfield
Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB
Shrewsbury, Telford
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB
Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford
North East and Yorkshire
100% money-back guarantee
GP, ICB, PHSO,
if all three ignore you, we refund every penny.
No response from your GP in 28 days (our benchmark), then no acknowledgement from your ICB (Stage 1) or the PHSO (Stage 2) after you send the escalation letters in your pack? Email hi@finallyseen.org.uk with proof. Full refund. No deadline.