Panorama: Private ADHD Clinics Exposed, BBC One, 15 May 2023 I don’t have ADHD, but three private clinics say I do, bbc.co.uk Private clinics exposed by BBC undercover investigation, bbc.co.uk

Complaint

The programme included secretly-filmed footage of a consultation between the reporter and an employee of Harley Psychiatrists, a private clinic offering diagnostic services for ADHD.  The Director of the clinic complained that it and two associated online pieces had treated the employee, and hence the clinic, in a biased and misleading manner.  The ECU considered the complaint in the light of the BBC’s editorial standards of impartiality and accuracy.


Outcome

Having investigated all the Director’s claims, the ECU found they provided no basis for finding a breach of the BBC’s standards of impartiality and accuracy.

Not Upheld