Psych UK Limited data submissions from February 2025 onwards
Psych UK Limited has submitted data from March 2025 onwards and this is reflected in this edition of the publication. As a result, the increase in referrals between January and February 2025 is not a true reflection of increased activity but is in part a result of Psych UK Limited being included in these statistics from February 2025 onwards.
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Summary
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is defined by the World Health Organization as being characterised by a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that has a direct negative impact on academic, occupational, or social functioning, the level of which is outside the limits of normal variation expected for age and level of intellectual functioning. Historically there has been no specific data publicly available about people with ADHD. The ADHD data improvement plan highlighted the need to make use of and publish existing data held by NHS England in this area whilst also working to improve data quality.
In this initial publication data is available on the following areas:
- Estimated prevalence of ADHD
- The number of open referrals that may be for ADHD assessments, including how long they have been open
- The number of new referrals
- The number of closed referrals
A full list of measures currently contained in the publication is published in a data dictionary alongside each release.
Key Facts
Estimated number of people with ADHD
In August 2025 it is estimated that 2,499,000 people in England have ADHD, including those without a diagnosis.
Referrals for an ADHD assessment
In June 2025, there were up to 668,370 open referrals that may be for an ADHD assessment.
New referrals for an ADHD assessment
In June 2025 up to 18,045 new referrals were received to mental health services for a possible ADHD assessment.
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