NHS Scotland has published the latest data on ADHD prescribing in Scotland, for 2017 – 18. The headline figures show a further modest increase in prescribing for kids up to 19 years of age – with the proportion of school age kids on treatment now lying just above 1% (the NICE consensus on the prevalence […]
Author Archives: Geraldine Mynors
Coalition chair moderates Royal College of Psychiatrists CAMHS faculty debate
At last week’s Royal College of Psychiatrists CAMHS Faculty Conference held in Glasgow, Geraldine Mynors, Chair of the Scottish ADHD Coalition, chaired a ‘Harkness table’ debate. The participants were four young people with experience of Scotland’s mental health services: Charlie MacKenzie-Nash, Volunteer Faculty Service User representative for the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Ross Pollard, a […]
ADD Impact adult ADHD course re-launched
The Scottish ADHD Coalition is working with the Central Scotland Adult ADHD Groups to re-run ADD Impact, a six week course for adults with ADHD which was originally developed in Edinburgh by the Addressing the Balance charity. With a grant from Shire Pharma, the course is being revised and updated and will be delivered over […]
New data highlights increase in children’s antidepressant prescribing in Scotland
New data obtained by the BBC shows a concerning rise in antidepressant prescribing for children in Scotland. In this comment we highlight that undiagnosed ADHD and ASD can be one thing which gives rise to mental health problems in young people. As well as treatment for anxiety and depression, much could be achieved if young […]
NHS Grampian Adult ADHD policy covered in press
The Press and Journal yesterday reported on the policy of NHS Grampian towards adult ADHD Download the full article here. Press and Journal article 5 6 18 UPDATE – 6th June 2018 Minister to order NHS Grampian to end ADHD treatment ban
Adults with ADHD in Scotland denied assessment
If you have received a letter anything like this, please get in touch with us. ADHD is recognised by NICE, the World Health Organisation, the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network, the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the Scottish Government, and indeed improving services for ADHD was the subject of three recent parliamentary debates in Westminster and […]
ADHD’ers in Fife launched
A new ADHD Support Group for both parents and adults has just been launched in Fife and will have input from Fife CAMHS and the Coalition. Big well done to Andi Paddon for getting it off the ground. Join their Facebook group via https://www.facebook.com/groups/246719372752812/
Salvesen Mindroom University of Edinburgh study looking at learning in ADHD
The Salvesen Mindroom Centre Research Centre team at the University of Edinburgh would like to say thank you to everyone from the Glasgow ADHD groups that volunteered to help us pilot our new study looking at learning in children with ADHD. Now this pilot study has been completed we are starting the official recruitment stage of the project. This study is […]
New ADHD Parent Support Group for Dumfries and Galloway
We had an exciting day today at Castle Douglas Town Hall, hosted by the Dumfries and Galloway Parents Inclusion Network, meeting up with parents of children with ADHD and staff from Dumfries and Galloway CAMHS – to talk about creating a new support group for families affected by ADHD in Dumfries and Galloway. A closed […]
MSPs debate the portrayal of ADHD in the media
Today’s debate in the Scottish parliament was opened by Daniel Johnson MSP with an inspiring speech describing the strengths which having ADHD give him as a politician, and his anger at the misinformation about ADHD which still circulates. This was the first debate about ADHD in the Parliament and is a testament to the […]