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ADHD: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce wait times for (a) assessment and (b) diagnosis of ADHD in Greater Manchester.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
30 Jun 2025
Target answer date
2 Jul 2025
Answer
14 Jul 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce wait times for (a) assessment and (b) diagnosis of ADHD in Greater Manchester.

  2. 2 Jul 2025

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  3. 14 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    NHS England has established an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) taskforce which is bringing together those with lived experience with experts from the National Health Service, education, charity, and justice sectors to get a better understa...

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