Safeguarding Statement

Our commitment

ADHD Assessment UK is the trading name of Avon Medical Ltd, a CQC-registered independent healthcare provider offering private adult ADHD assessment and treatment services in England.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare, dignity and wellbeing of our patients. We recognise that some adults may be at risk of abuse, neglect, exploitation or harm, and we take our safeguarding responsibilities seriously.

Scope of this statement

Our service is for adults aged 18–65. Although we do not provide children's services, we may still need to act if we become aware of a safeguarding concern involving a child, young person, dependent adult, family member or third party.

Safeguarding lead

The Registered Manager is the designated Safeguarding Lead for Avon Medical Ltd.

Clinical staff receive safeguarding training appropriate to their role. Safeguarding concerns are escalated to the Safeguarding Lead and Clinical Lead where appropriate.

Staff checks and training

All clinicians must complete appropriate pre-employment and onboarding checks before providing care through Avon Medical Ltd. This may include professional registration checks, identity checks, right-to-work checks, references, indemnity checks, safeguarding training and DBS checks where required for the role.

Raising a safeguarding concern

If you have a safeguarding concern about yourself or someone else, please contact us as soon as possible:

Email: enquiries@adhdassessmentuk.co.uk

Telephone: 07356 029277

If someone is in immediate danger, at serious risk of harm, or needs urgent medical help, call 999 or attend A&E.

If you need urgent mental health support, contact NHS 111, your GP, local crisis team, or emergency services if there is immediate risk.

What we may do

If a safeguarding concern is raised, we may:

• discuss the concern with you where safe and appropriate
• assess immediate risk
• escalate the concern to our Safeguarding Lead or Clinical Lead
• contact your GP or relevant healthcare professional
• make a referral to the appropriate local authority safeguarding team
• contact emergency services if there is immediate danger
• share relevant information without consent where this is necessary to protect someone from serious harm

Information sharing

We respect confidentiality, but safeguarding may require us to share information with appropriate agencies where there is a risk of harm to you or another person.

We will only share information where there is a lawful reason to do so, and we will share the minimum necessary information.

Our responsibilities

Avon Medical Ltd maintains safeguarding procedures to support safe care, including staff training, escalation routes, incident reporting, clinical governance review and referral to external safeguarding agencies where required.

Contact us

For questions about this safeguarding statement, contact:

Questions about this policy?

Contact our team and we will respond within 2 working days.