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ADHD: North Down

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what can be done to reduce waiting times for patients referred for ADHD assessments in North Down constituency.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
14 Oct 2024
Target answer date
16 Oct 2024
Answer
22 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what can be done to reduce waiting times for patients referred for ADHD assessments in North Down constituency.

  2. 16 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    As health is a devolved matter, each administration of the United Kingdom takes its own decisions on the provision of assessments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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