Andrew JayClinician

Biography

Andrew Jay is a Registered Mental Health Nurse and Director of North East ADHD Limited, a CQC-registered private clinic trading as Divergence, based in Swalwell, Gateshead, which provides diagnosis, treatment and support for ADHD and autism. He has worked in community mental health services since qualifying as a nurse in 1998 and holds qualifications including an MA in Public Health, a BSc (Hons) in Nursing Studies, and non-medical prescribing registration. He has presented at the World Congress on ADHD pharmacology and is regularly invited to speak on ADHD-related issues nationally. He is the co-host of the TalkADHD podcast, produced in partnership with Divergence, which covers evidence-based topics on ADHD diagnosis, medication and neurodivergence. He was himself diagnosed with ADHD in 2020 and has drawn on lived experience alongside clinical practice in developing the company's model of post-diagnostic support.

References

1. 1.Andrew Jay | divergenceADHD – staff profile — Professional background: mental health nurse since 1998, prescriber, health promotion specialist, World Congress presenter, Director, ADHD diagnosis in 2020, qualifications list
2. 2.Legal entitlement of North East ADHD Limited – Care Quality Commission — Andrew Christopher Jay named as the responsible individual for North East ADHD Limited's regulated activity (Treatment of disease, disorder or injury)
3. 3.NORTH EAST ADHD LIMITED people – Companies House — Andrew Christopher Jay listed as active Director of North East ADHD Limited; registered address Metropolitan House, Longrigg, Swalwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 3AS; appointed 18 March 2019
4. 4.talkADHD – Podcast on Spotify — Andrew Jay described as co-host and Senior ADHD Nurse Practitioner and co-owner of the Divergence clinic; podcast produced in partnership with divergenceuk.org
5. 5.Reviews of Andrew Jay – iWantGreatCare

Expertise

Cited on

• Hospital discharge / bed-blocking

Stated areas of expertise

• ADHD diagnosis and treatment
• Non-medical prescribing
• Neurodevelopmental conditions
• Private ADHD service provision
• Public mental health
• ADHD medication policy

Notable achievements

• Presented at the World Congress on ADHD pharmacology Source ↗
• Co-founded and directs North East ADHD Limited (Divergence), a CQC-registered provider of ADHD and autism diagnosis, treatment and support operating across multiple locations in the North East Source ↗
• Co-hosts the TalkADHD podcast in partnership with Divergence, covering ADHD medication, NHS policy and neurodivergence for a clinical and lay audience Source ↗

What they’ve said

• “In a recent audit of assessments, including those of 'right to choose' providers, being sent for transfer to Divergence … 6% met our standards which are based on UK Adult ADHD Network quality assessment standards, the closest we have to a fixed standard for assessment reports.”

  Founder of the neurodiversity support platform Divergence · Hospital discharge / bed-blocking · 27 Aug 2026 · NHS ADHD spending over budget by £164m as unregulated clinics boom ↗

• “there was pressure from the NHS to drive down prices, leading private providers 'to offer a very basic level of care' and putting 'pressure on clinicians to be brief and write reports which might not reflect the depth of assessment carried out'”

  director at North East ADHD · Hospital discharge / bed-blocking · 27 Aug 2026 · ‘He tried so hard to get help’: the tragic results of NHS right-to-choose for ADHD patients ↗

Source references

1. NHS ADHD spending over budget by £164m as unregulated clinics boomtheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
2. ‘He tried so hard to get help’: the tragic results of NHS right-to-choose for ADHD patientstheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026

Contact & links

• Staff pagehttps://www.divergenceuk.org/team/andrew-jay
• Websitehttps://www.divergenceuk.orgpublished here ↗
• LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-jay-7abb5650/published here ↗

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