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Neurodiversity: Assessments

Commons · Question 99441 · Tabled 11 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 18 Dec 2025

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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

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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...