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Neurodiversity: Patient Choice Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients receiving (a) ADHD and (b) autism treatment through the Right to Choose pathway receive safe and uninterrupted care when GPs are unable to accept sha

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
26 Nov 2025
Target answer date
1 Dec 2025
Answer
3 Dec 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 26 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients receiving (a) ADHD and (b) autism treatment through the Right to Choose pathway receive safe and uninterrupted care when GPs are unable to accept sha

  2. 1 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    Shared care within the National Health Service refers to an arrangement whereby a specialist doctor formally transfers responsibility for all or some aspects of their patient’s care, such as prescription of medication, over to the patient’s general practi...

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