FOI 2025/1313

I am submitting this request under the Freedom of Information Act and the Code of Practice on Openness in the NHS.

Please confirm if the ICB holds the following data, and where it is held, please provide the data as requested.

Children and Young People (CYP) autism spectrum disorder (ASD) Assessment Service:

1. Please provide a list of all providers the ICB holds contracts with for this service.

• Please include both statutory NHS and Independent Sector providers
• Please include any service that includes a CYP ASD service (for example a broader ND service, or one that includes a combined ASD/ADHD pathway)

2. For each contracted provider listed in the answer to #1, please provide the following schedules as included in the contract the ICB holds:

a. Schedule 2A or equivalent: Service Specification that describes the service (whether standalone or integrated in a broader Service Specification)

b. Schedule 3B and 3C (or relevant pricing schedule if these not used)

Please provide any embedded files in an openable format.

Children and Young People (CYP) autism spectrum disorder (ASD) Pre- and/or Post- Diagnosis Support Services. Examples of such services include:

• Post diagnosis Autism Clinic/Service
• Evidence based interventions such as Paediatric Autism Communication Therapy (PACT), or Riding the Rapids
• Therapy services, including Occupational Therapy, and Speech and Language Therapy
• Educational Psychologist services
• Parenting Programmes or Courses

3. Please provide a list of all providers the ICB holds contracts with for this service.

• Please include both statutory NHS and Independent Sector providers
• Please include any service that includes a CYP ASD Pre- and Post- Diagnosis element (for example, a broader Autism or Neurodevelopmental service which also includes Pre- and/or Post-Diagnostic services, or one that includes a combined ASD and ADHD pathway with Pre and/or Post Diagnostic services)

4. For each contracted provider listed in the answer to #3, please provide the following schedules as included in the contract the ICB holds:

• Schedule 2A or equivalent: Service Specification that describes the service (whether standalone or integrated in a broader Service Specification) 
• Schedule 3B and 3C (or relevant pricing schedule if these not used)

1. NHS Greater Manchester (NHS GM) holds contracts with the following providers, to deliver CYP ASD assessments:

• Greater Manchester NHS Mental Health Foundation Trust (GMMH)
• Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust (PCFT)
• Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT)
• Right to Choose (R2C) Providers – operating under a qualifying contract held in most instances by another ICB
• ADHD 360 LTD – Contact ADHD 360 | Speak To Our Specialist ADHD Team (adhd-360.com)
• Clinical Partners LTD – Contact us today | Confidential help | Clinical Partners (clinical-partners.co.uk)
• Jacobs Clinic – Home | Jacobsclinic
• Jajawi & Asker Ltd – Private Psychiatrist UK | Dr J and colleagues (drsj.co.uk)
• Optimise Healthcare Group – Optimise Healthcare Group | rTMS Stress, Addictions & Depression Treatment
• Psicon Ltd – Contact Us | Psicon
• Serene Consultants Ltd – ADHD and Autism Assessments – Serene Self Psychology
• ProblemShared – Contact Details | ProblemShared
• RTN Medical Solutions – Right to Choose | RTN Medical
• Paloma Health – Referral
• Mantle Psychology Right to Choose – Mantle Psychology
• Help4Psyhology Autism Assessment & Diagnosis Specialists | Help for Psychology
• Oakdale Centre Psychological therapies for adults, young people and children in Yorkshire

2.a. Greater Manchester (GM) Service specifications are currently being taken through our governance system; and it is expected these will be available within the next 6 months.

2.b. In respect of the NHS providers, individual prices form part of a block contract. Please contact the Right to Choose providers for their qualifying service specifications and local prices.

3. NHS GM has commissioned training places for GM professionals to attend Riding the Rapids and PACT courses over the last five years. The expectation is that these professionals then offer these interventions in pre and post diagnostic and support pathways across the 10 GM localities. The provider of Riding the Rapids is Encompass Psychology (Encompass Psychology), and the provider of PACT is IMPACT (Home Page – Pact Training). Over the last three years the ICB has also supported a pilot of the iBASIS intervention for under 2’s which like PACT is a video-based interaction intervention working with parents and children; this is also provided by IMPACT (Home Page – Pact Training).

4. GM Service specifications are currently being taken through our governance system; and it is expected these will be available within the next 6 months.