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Neurodiversity: Diagnosis

Commons · Question 45966 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 24 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Simon Opher

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the neurodiverse assessment waiting list.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 24 Apr 2025

Lord Darzi’s independent review of the National Health Service, published September 2024, highlighted the severe delays in accessing autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments, and that demand for assessments for ADHD and autis...