Neurodiversity: Assessments
Commons · Question 99441 · Tabled 11 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Darren Paffey
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on children and families of local pauses to neurodevelopmental assessments under the NHS Right to Choose pathway; and what steps his Department i
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 18 Dec 2025
The Government has recognised that, nationally, demand for assessments for neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has grown significantly in recent years and that people are experiencing severe del...