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CYPS Access provides a central point of referral for professionals to refer children and young people with mental health concerns. These referrals may then be discussed with the young person, their family, or the referrer in order for the Access team to gather all the relevant information and send the referral to the most appropriate team as quickly as possible, or for signposting for other support in the borough. 

Generic CYPS is an integrated service offered by Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Services NHS Trust and the London Borough of Enfield’s Schools, Children’s Services and Leisure Department to support children/young people and their families where there is concern about emotional or behavioural difficulties. Assessment and therapy are provided to children/young people and their families as well as offering a consultation service to other professionals. CYPS works closely with colleagues in the Educational Psychology Service. CYPS professional staff include Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists, Family and Systemic Psychotherapists, CYPS Practitioners, Clinical Psychologists, Specialist Nurse Therapists and Educational Psychologists. CYPS offers help to children, young people and their families/carers who are registered with GP in the London Borough of Enfield. The age range is from birth up to their 18th birthday or leaving school.

Tel: 020 8702 5100
Email: beh-tr.enfieldcamhs@nhs.net
Address: Bay Tree House, Christchurch Close, Enfield EN2 6NZ

Private ADHD Assesments for Enfield

What to expect from a private service?

• Parent should check clinicians completing the assessment are qualified mental health professionals completing specialist neurodevelopmental assessment and giving a diagnosis.

They could be:

• A child and adolescent psychiatrist or consultant paediatrician registered with the General Medical Council (GMC).
• A multidisciplinary team that includes: HCPC (Health and Care Professions) Registered Practitioner Psychologist, Specialist Nurses registered with NMC, Occupational therapist, or speech and language therapist registered with the HCPC. All whom specialise in assessment of ADHD.
• All assessments will be reviewed and may require an additional assessment.
• Where possible or indicated a physical health check is recommended as part of the assessment.
• The National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) provides guidance on neurodevelopmental assessments and diagnosis. You should ask the private service if the assessment, diagnosis, and assessment report will meet the NICE standards. 

This means the assessment will involve:

• Child being at the centre of the assessment and having their voice heard.
• Reviewing information from more than one setting (usually home and school)
• A direct clinical observation of the child 
• Longitudinal/Developmental history considering ADHD (including the neurodevelopmental medical & family history).
• Consideration of differential diagnosis and formulation
• The use of questionnaires or specialist standardised assessments.
• The child/young person must have been seen at least once
• The report should reflect the ADHD symptoms as described in the DSM criteria
• Risks need to be clearly identified in the report
• Where possible or indicated a physical health, check is recommended as part of the assessment.

Enfield CYPS cannot advise parent on which private service to use- please discuss with your GP, your options. 

Transferring from a private service to an NHS neurodevelopmental service:

• We will review the private assessment report meets the standards in the NICE guidance. All assessments will be reviewed and may require an additional assessment.
• A request can be made for your child treatment from the NHS, after having a private neurodevelopmental assessment and diagnosis.
• You will need to ask your child’s school or GP to make a referral attaching the report to Haringey/Barnet/Enfield CYPS.
• Depending on the request, we will discuss it within our MDT and share options for next steps.
• Medications that have been prescribed will be reviewed within UK guidance
• If the private clinician is prescribing, they will hold clinical responsibility until the child is seen by NHS.
• We will request a hand-over letter from the private provider with your consent 

If the report does not comply with the NICE guidance, we will:

• Tell you what information is missing and ask you to get this information from the private service.
• Give you the option of a full neurodevelopmental assessment based on recommended guidance with Haringey/Barnet/Enfield  CYPS.

For information on private ASD Asessments, please see this document.