Question follow-through · 13859
ADHD: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Department is taking to reduce (a) the backlog of ADHD diagnosis and (b) improve waiting times for assessments.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 12 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 14 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 20 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Department is taking to reduce (a) the backlog of ADHD diagnosis and (b) improve waiting times for assessments.
14 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Nov 2024
Answer published
The Department is currently considering next steps to improve access to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments. It is the responsibility of integrated care boards to make appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of thei...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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