ADHD networks and training

The Institute of Mental Health invites you to train your schools about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), in a half-day workshop designed by local academic professionals and lived experience course facilitators for Nottinghamshire school special education needs co-ordinators (SENCOs).

Through this project, we’re seeking to improve access to neurodiversity care by establishing a network of experts in healthcare, commissioning, service design/delivery, research and lived experience. They are addressing challenges, sharing best practice and finding potential solutions to designing effective care pathways for neurodevelopmental conditions.

Through events, workshops and regular network updates, this work aims to change the shape of services for people living with neurodevelopmental conditions across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

The UK Adult ADHD Network (UKAAN) is a national network focused on improving the recognition, understanding and support of ADHD in adults. In 2026, Dr Blandine French joined UKAAN as Research Lead.

Our research sought to understand why GPs so often struggle to recognise ADHD, and how this might be solved. The findings highlighted an overall lack of knowledge, training, resources and services to support GPs in their practice.

We set out to solve this by developing a short online training programme based on what GPs told us they needed, and this has now been completed by over 2000 doctors and healthcare practitioners. We hope that the training will lead to more early diagnoses, better access to care and improved outcomes.

Follow the link to find out more about the project and access our RCGP-accredited and free online ADHD training for GPs.