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A thorough assessment with a consultant psychiatrist, from home. Days, not years.
£449.
Over 800,000 people are waiting for an ADHD assessment in England. Most adults wait over a year; many wait several, or simply give up. We built a faster route that doesn't cut corners.
Nine quick questions first, to check this is the right service for you. Nothing to pay until you're through.
Answer nine quick questions to check the service is right for you, then complete short questionnaires and a voice-guided interview of about 30 minutes, at your own pace. You can pause and pick up where you left off within seven days. If you can, you'll also ask someone who knew you as a child to answer a few questions by email.
Your questionnaires, your full interview and your history are reviewed in detail by a consultant psychiatrist, who makes their own clinical assessment. No software makes any clinical decision.
Once your interview is done, you book a video call at a time that suits you. Before anything is confirmed, your psychiatrist goes through the assessment with you and answers your questions.
You receive a signed written report. If medication is appropriate and you want it, we refer you to an independent clinic and send them your report with your consent.
Dr Amit Bhaduri
Consultant Psychiatrist · MBChB, MRCPsych, FRANZCP
On the GMC Specialist Register for Psychiatry
He believes good psychiatric care starts with listening to and understanding the individual, and places particular importance on explaining his opinion clearly and involving you in decisions about your care.
A private ADHD assessment often costs around £1,000, because a psychiatrist spends hours collecting the same history everyone is asked for. Our voice interview collects that history, so your psychiatrist's time goes on the assessment itself: reviewing your record, speaking with you and making the clinical decision.
What's included
Short online questionnaires and a voice-guided interview. A consultant psychiatrist's review of your full record. A video consultation with your psychiatrist. A signed written report. A referral to an independent clinic if treatment is appropriate.
What's not included
Treatment, prescriptions and medication. If you're diagnosed and want medication, a separate clinic finds the right medication and dose with you over several weeks (this is called titration). It comes at an additional cost set by the clinic, and we share their current prices before you decide.
Most people wait years and pay four figures. You shouldn't have to do either.
Every assessment is made by a GMC-registered consultant psychiatrist.
A diagnosis is never delivered by software or by email. You speak with your psychiatrist before anything is confirmed.
Clear pricing, and we'll tell you honestly if this isn't the right path for you.
No 8am phone queues, no forms that punish forgetting. Complete your intake when your brain wants to.
Your diagnosis is made by a consultant psychiatrist, and only them. Our voice technology uses AI to guide and record your interview; it does not assess, score or diagnose. Your psychiatrist reviews your complete record, forms their own clinical judgement, and confirms it with you on a video call.
Vela isn't registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), because ADHD assessment on its own isn't currently a CQC-regulated activity in England. Your assessment is carried out by a consultant psychiatrist registered with the General Medical Council (GMC), which regulates doctors in the UK, and listed on its Specialist Register for psychiatry.
It takes about 30 minutes, by voice, from home. Our AI interviewer asks the questions and records your answers in your own words, so your psychiatrist hears exactly what you said. You can pause and continue where you left off within seven days. It works best on a laptop in a quiet place, ideally with headphones.
It really helps. ADHD starts in childhood, so your psychiatrist relies on someone who knew you then, such as a parent, sibling or old friend. They get a short set of questions by email, which takes about 10 minutes. If there's no one, you can skip this step. An old school report also helps, and your psychiatrist may ask you more on your call.
The assessment is £449, paid once before your intake. If you're diagnosed and want medication, titration with a separate clinic comes at an additional cost set by them. We share their current prices before you decide.
Then we tell you that honestly, and your psychiatrist explains what they found and what routes might help instead. You'll have a thorough written record either way. We only recommend treatment where it's clinically appropriate.
You receive a signed written report. Vela doesn't prescribe. If you want medication, a separate clinic finds the right medication and dose with you over several weeks. With your consent, we refer you and send them your report.
We can't promise that. Once you're stable on a dose, your treatment clinic can ask your GP to take over prescribing under a shared care agreement. Some GPs agree, but some GPs and local NHS areas refuse private diagnoses as a matter of policy. If yours declines, you can stay with the clinic privately.
No, Vela is a private service, paid for by you.
Adults aged 18 and over who live in the UK. For treatment after diagnosis, clinics need you to be registered with a UK GP.
Your record is seen by your psychiatrist and the Vela team running your assessment. We share your report with a treatment clinic only with your consent. How we use and protect your information, including the services that help us run the platform, is set out in our privacy notice.
Yes. You have a 14-day right to cancel, and refunds follow the table in our terms, depending on how far your assessment has got.
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