Learning Disability: Diagnosis and Medical Treatments
Commons · Question 38002 · Tabled 13 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to improve (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of learning difficulties in adults.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 19 Mar 2025
A learning difficulty is a reduced ability for a specific form of learning and includes conditions such as dyslexia and dyspraxia. These are life-long conditions.It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make available appropriate provi...