Determining local service levels for the diagnosis and management of ADHD in adults
Benchmarks for a standard population
Available data suggest that the standard benchmark rate for referral to a service for the diagnosis and management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults is 25 per 100,000 population per year.
For an average primary care trust population of 300,000, the average number of people requiring referral to a service for the diagnosis and management of ADHD in adults would be 75 per year.
For an average general practice list size of 10,000, the average number of people requiring referral to a service for the diagnosis and management of ADHD in adults would be around 3 per year.
Examine the assumptions used in estimating these figures.
A service for the diagnosis and management of ADHD in adults is likely to fall under the programme budgeting category 205X (other mental health disorders).
Use the service for the diagnosis and management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults and young people in transition commissioning and benchmarking tool to determine the level of service that might be needed locally and to calculate the cost of commissioning the service using the indicative benchmark and/or your own local data.
Further information
Sources of further information to help you in assessing local health needs and reducing health inequalities include:
- Annex A of the Commissioning framework for health and well-being outlines the process and data needed to undertake a joint strategic needs assessment.
- Department of Health Delivering quality and value - focus on benchmarking.
- NICE Health equity audit - learning from practice briefing.
- Delivering the 18 week patient pathway: 18 week commissioning pathways.
- The No delays achiever provides access to service improvement tools aimed at reducing time between referral and treatment.
This page was last updated: 02 March 2012
- Commissioning a service for the diagnosis and management of ADHD in adults
- Specifying a service for the diagnosis and management of ADHD in adults
- Determining local service levels for the diagnosis and management of ADHD in adults
- Assumptions used in estimating a population benchmark
- The commissioning and benchmarking tool
- Ensuring corporate quality assurance
