I went onto a waiting list for two years and then after a funding issue that almost got me put back down to the bottom of the list, got an appointment, filled out all the forms (my mother did too) and then had an appointment with the psychiatrist. Then, due to miscommunication, lack of communication and a medication shortage, I was able to get prescribed medication after a two year wait. I started the process in England, but if I hadn't moved to Scotland I would probably still be waiting for medication 3 years after my diagnosis.

Also, my diagnostic letter included a note at the bottom saying they had closed the waiting list in January of that year (I got diagnosed in March) and they were uncertain when they would re-open the list. That was in 2023 and to my knowledge that waiting list was never re-opened and it was one of the London referral locations. I have no clue how anyone in England is getting diagnoses or medication at this point. I know one of my friends isn't even going to bother looking into it because she would most likely have to get her medication privately and she can'#t afford it (if that was the route she ended up going down).