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ADHD: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) prevent Integrated Care Boards from deprioritising ADHD assessments due to funding limits and (b) ensure that patients’ rights are upheld if funding li

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
10 Mar 2025
Target answer date
17 Mar 2025
Answer
19 Mar 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) prevent Integrated Care Boards from deprioritising ADHD assessments due to funding limits and (b) ensure that patients’ rights are upheld if funding li

  2. 17 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 19 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Local integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for planning service provision in their local area, including for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments. In doing so, ICBs should take account of waiting lists, considering how loca...

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