Written questions

Neurodiversity: Diagnosis

Commons · Question 19803 · Tabled 12 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 18 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Ben Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to decrease the waiting times for diagnosis of (a) autism and (b) other (i) neurological and (ii) developmental disorders.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 18 Dec 2024

It is the responsibility of the integrated care boards (ICBs) in England to make available the appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) services...