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ADHD

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of the report entitled The ADHD crisis in the UK – A Call to Action by ADHD360, published in January 2025.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
13 May 2025
Target answer date
15 May 2025
Answer
22 May 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 13 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of the report entitled The ADHD crisis in the UK – A Call to Action by ADHD360, published in January 2025.

  2. 15 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 May 2025

    Answer published

    The Department is aware of the report, and officials will consider its findings, alongside wider evidence, in future policy development.NHS England has established an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) taskforce which is working to bring toge...

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