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OakwellNeurodevelopmental Autism Assessment & Mental Health Service

Fees

Autism assessment cost and our fees
clear, simple pricing

An autism assessment at Oakwell costs £1,999, for children and adults. A mental health assessment costs £200, including the initial consultation. No VAT is payable. No hidden extras: report amendments and extra letters are included.

The Goal Coaching Mentorship Programme fee will be shown here once it is confirmed. CHECK: fee and length stay hidden until D2.6 is answered: same £999 for 8 and 12 weeks? who contracts and pays for 16 to 17-year-olds? does Hans’s DBS include the children’s barred list?

Who this page is for: anyone comparing costs, or checking what’s included before booking.

What does each service cost?

Ages 6 to adult

Autism assessment

£1,999

Full assessment and written report · No VAT payable

What’s included

  • Initial consultation
  • Questionnaire pack, including a school questionnaire for children
  • Developmental history session (ADI-R), up to 2 hours
  • Structured observation session using the ADOS-2, around 45 minutes to an hour
  • Multidisciplinary team review: the whole team reviews each case together
  • Feedback appointment
  • Comprehensive written report, usually within 4 weeks of the feedback appointment
  • A follow-up call (30 to 45 minutes, video or phone) within 6 weeks of your report
  • Report amendments and extra letters
  • Signposting to local support, whatever the outcome

Payment, cancellation and refunds

Young people aged 16 and over, and adults

Mental health assessment and triage

£200

Initial assessment, including the initial consultation · No VAT payable

What’s included

  • Initial consultation
  • Comprehensive initial mental health assessment
  • Skilled triage across a wide range of concerns
  • Clear signposting and connection to the right service
  • With your consent, communication with your GP
  • Home visits available where needed

Payment, cancellation and refunds

Ages 16 to 21

Goal Coaching Mentorship Programme

CHECK: fee and length stay hidden until D2.6 is answered: same £999 for 8 and 12 weeks? who contracts and pays for 16 to 17-year-olds? does Hans’s DBS include the children’s barred list?

What’s included

  • Identifying the challenges and barriers in the way of their goals
  • A realistic action plan, built together
  • Regular one-to-one mentoring sessions
  • Progress reviewed along the way
  • No diagnosis needed to begin

Payment, cancellation and refunds

How do payment, rescheduling and refunds work?

  • Payment: Full payment at booking. No payment plans or deposits.
  • Rescheduling: You can reschedule once, free of charge, with at least 24 hours' notice.
  • If an assessment can’t be completed: If an assessment can’t be completed, stages not yet delivered are refunded and completed stages are charged. CHECK: the price of each stage of the £1,999 assessment (D2.3)
  • Extras: Report amendments and extra letters are included. No extras cost more.
  • Cancelling: CHECK: 14-day cancellation rights, the model form and the 'start within 14 days' wording: solicitor (D2.3)
  • Missed appointments: CHECK: missed-appointment charge: solicitor (D2.3)

The full terms are on our terms of business page. For every service, fee and key fact on one page, see Oakwell at a glance.

Can I use insurance or NHS funding?

Oakwell is a private, self-funded service. CHECK: whether any private health insurers are accepted (questionnaire 6.9)

We aren’t an NHS Right to Choose provider, so we can’t take NHS-funded referrals. Your GP can tell you about NHS options.

Questions about fees

Can I use NHS Right to Choose with Oakwell?

No. Oakwell is a private service and isn’t an NHS Right to Choose provider. Your GP can tell you about Right to Choose options. If you’d like a private assessment, we’re happy to talk it through.

Insurance, NHS funding and paying privately

Can I pay in instalments or with a deposit?

No. The full fee is paid at booking. We don’t offer payment plans or deposits. If an assessment can’t be completed, stages not yet delivered are refunded and completed stages are charged. CHECK: the price of each stage (D2.3)

Payment, rescheduling and refunds

Can I reschedule an appointment?

Yes, once and free of charge, with at least 24 hours' notice. Call or email us as early as you can, and we’ll find another time. CHECK: missed-appointment charge and cancellation terms, with the solicitor (D2.3)

Our terms of business

Is VAT added to your fees?

No. Our fees are the total you pay. No VAT is payable. The autism assessment costs £1,999 and the mental health assessment costs £200, including the initial consultation. Report amendments and extra letters are included, so nothing is added later.

All our fees

Are there extra costs, for example for report changes or letters?

No. Report amendments and extra letters are included, and no extras cost more. The autism assessment fee covers every stage, from the initial consultation to the follow-up call within 6 weeks of your report, whatever the outcome.

What the autism assessment fee includes

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