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Mental Health Services: Children

Commons · Question 67714 · Tabled 14 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 11 Sep 2025

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Asked by James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of (a) child psychologists and (b) other qualified specialists to assess severely disabled children for (i) ADHD and (ii) other neuro

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 11 Sep 2025

The Government has recognised that, nationally, demand for assessments for autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has grown significantly in recent years and that people are experiencing severe delays for accessing such assessments. Th...