Adults in Cork and Kerry who may have ADHD cannot get HSE mental health appointments

HSE data shows 413 adults on ADHD waiting lists in Cork City and north Cork, along with a further 217 in Kerry and West Cork. Picture: iStock

Adults with suspected ADHD can no longer be referred by GPs to HSE mental health services in Cork and Kerry, with over 600 people on the waiting list, the HSE has confirmed.

The head of the service had warned that patients faced waiting “years for intervention” unless something was done.