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ADHD: Low Incomes

Commons · Question 37051 · Tabled 10 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 18 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people on low incomes to access ADHD treatment that is not available through the NHS.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 18 Mar 2025

As set out in the NHS Constitution, access to services in the National Health Service is based on clinical need, not an individual’s ability to pay. It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) in England to make available appropriate provisi...