Question follow-through · 28972
Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mental health care systems in England require a clinical diagnosis prior to treatment; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of this requirement on (a) young people’s waitin
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 10 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 18 Sept 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Health and care
- ADHD: Diagnosis · 14 Sept 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mental health care systems in England require a clinical diagnosis prior to treatment; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of this requirement on (a) young people’s waitin
15 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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18 Sept 2026
Answer published
The interim report of the independent review into mental health conditions, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and autism found that access to support is too often slow, fragmented, and heavily dependent on having a diagnosis. Where support depends...
Official data retrieved 25 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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ADHD: Diagnosis
14 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the capacity of the ADHD assessment process.