Planning ongoing ADHD care
Ask your current clinician who will manage each part of your care: follow-up appointments, repeat prescriptions, treatment changes and any specialist reviews. Confirm that the receiving practice has agreed to take on your care before relying on a handover.
Guide draft · Prepared by ADHD Rules with AI-assisted research, 11 September 2026. Human editorial review pending.
What to ask about a handover
Bring these questions to your current clinician and the practice you hope to attend.
- Has the receiving practitioner accepted my care?
- What report or management plan should be sent, with my consent?
- Are any prescribing approvals needed before the next prescription?
- Who will arrange follow-up, and when should I contact them?
- Who should I contact if an appointment is delayed or the practice is closed?
Check the pathway for your state
Permission to continue a prescription is not necessarily permission to start or change treatment. For example, NSW Health describes separate continuation and endorsed GP pathways, with different requirements. Read the source for your own jurisdiction and confirm your practitioner’s role.
Sources: NSW Health prescribing guidance ↗
Make follow-up useful
Write down what you want to discuss: daily functioning, questions about treatment, concerns, and what support would help. The AADPA Consumer Companion emphasises involvement in decisions about care. This checklist does not recommend changing or stopping any medicine.
Sources: AADPA Consumer Companion ↗