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ADHD: Mental Health Services

Commons · Question 32451 · Tabled 21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 3 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Manuela Perteghella

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to ensure that individuals diagnosed with ADHD by private specialists can access NHS treatment.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 3 Mar 2025

General practitioners (GPs) are independent contractors that provide services within the National Health Service. The General Medical Council (GMC) has published the guidance, Good practice in proposing, prescribing, providing and managing medicines and d...