Improving ADHD services for children and young people in Greater Manchester
NHS Greater Manchester wants to improve children’s Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) services and we have been getting feedback from people living with ADHD, their family members or carers, and also anyone working with people who have ADHD in Greater Manchester.
This project is part of a bigger piece of work called our ‘Neurodiversity Programme’ to improve how we care for children with conditions like ADHD and autism.
Read more about the Children’s ADHD review below:
What is ADHD?
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common condition in children and young people that makes it hard for them to focus, sit still, and control their actions or behaviour.
ADHD is part of a group of neurodevelopmental conditions – things that affect how our brain works. Other neurodevelopmental conditions include autism and speech and language conditions. Neurodevelopmental conditions are not mental health conditions.
Whilst we are working to improve all neurodevelopmental services, this work is focusing on ADHD. Based on national figures, we estimate that there are nearly 30,000 children and young people with this condition in Greater Manchester.
Get involved
We have worked closely with professionals from health, schools and social care, as well as families, children and young people to understand the issues with services and how to improve them.
From October to December 2025, we heard from families, parents, carers, children and young people and staff to understand what they thought about our plans.
This engagement has now closed and the report will be published soon.
Contact us
If you have any questions, or would like to know more, please contact us at gmhscp.engagement@nhs.net
Want to talk with us instead? Call 07786 673762 to speak to someone from our engagement team, or send via WhatsApp.
