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ADHD: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that (a) people and (b) university students with ADHD do not experience gaps in their medical treatment when moving to different NHS trust areas.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
16 Jan 2025
Target answer date
20 Jan 2025
Answer
22 Jan 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 16 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that (a) people and (b) university students with ADHD do not experience gaps in their medical treatment when moving to different NHS trust areas.

  2. 20 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    Prescribers should follow the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s guidelines, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: diagnosis and management, when prescribing medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). These guidel...

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