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ADHD: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the General Medical Council on the (a) effectiveness and (b) adequacy of that organisation's guidance entitled Good practice in proposing, prescribing,

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
10 Apr 2026
Target answer date
14 Apr 2026
Answer
16 Apr 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the General Medical Council on the (a) effectiveness and (b) adequacy of that organisation's guidance entitled Good practice in proposing, prescribing,

  2. 14 Apr 2026

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  3. 16 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    Building on the work of the independent ADHD Taskforce, on 4 December 2025 my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, announced an independent review into the prevalence and support for mental health conditions, attention defici...

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