Adults in Northern Ireland seeking assessment for ADHD face a dire lack of referral services in some areas, according to charity ADDNI1. That means more and more people, such as Mark Bonello, are being forced to go private.
When he went to his GP, Mr Bonello was told a diagnosis through the NHS would not be possible.After a three-month wait for a private diagnosis he was assessed and diagnosed with ADHD.
Cara Hunter, SDLP assembly member for East Londonderry, told BBC News NI her constituents were frustrated and that people were subject to a "postcode lottery". Sarah Salters, from ADDNI, said the lack of adult referral services in the Northern and Southern trusts was a "dire situation"."We have a high influx of calls and we don't have anywhere to send them but down the private route," she explained.
As well as using treatment like cognitive behavioural therapy , some people with ADHD wish to start medication.
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