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ADHD: Patient Choice Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that ADHD patients' Right to Choose is protected.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
25 Feb 2025
Target answer date
27 Feb 2025
Answer
5 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 25 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that ADHD patients' Right to Choose is protected.

  2. 27 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to patients having the right to choose their provider when referred to consultant-led treatment, or to a mental health professional, for their first appointment as an outpatient. A patients right to choose is set out in legisla...

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