"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I thank the right hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Jones) for bringing forward the debate and for all his work in this space. He is absolutely right that mental health affects us all, and for those who have …..." Maria Caulfield - View Speech
Record numbers of patients are coming forward, both through referrals and via GPs. The consequence of breaking stigmas and taboos and encouraging people to come forward early is that more people want to use the system, so it is taking longer …..." Maria Caulfield - View Speech
"For the mental health perspective, which is the area that I work on, we will publish the previous consultation responses this spring—in the forthcoming weeks. That will feed into the development of the mental health aspect of the major conditions strategy, which we want to publish very soon. We also …..." Maria Caulfield - View Speech
"I am not one for reinventing the wheel. Consultation work has been done, and we received a significant response. The hon. Member for Blaydon is right to point out groups such as YoungMinds, who will be in Parliament next week—I hope to meet them to follow up discussions. We will …..." Maria Caulfield - View Speech
"That is making a difference by supporting young people with mental health issues, but it is also about identifying whether they could have an ADHD or autism diagnosis and getting them into the system much more quickly.
[Official Report, 6 February 2023, Vol. 727, c. 243WH.]
"NHS England has developed a framework that is transforming learning from autism and ADHD pilot schemes into scalable action, which will improve support and care for people across the country.
[Official Report, 6 February 2023, Vol. 727, c. 243WH.]
"NICE has a recommendation that autism assessments should be done within 13 weeks of referral and we know that in many cases that recommendation is not being met.
[Official Report, 6 February 2023, Vol. 727, c. 242WH.]
Letter of correction from the Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, …..." Maria Caulfield - View Speech
"NHS England has developed a framework that is transforming learning from autism pilot schemes into scalable action, which will improve support and care for people across the country...." Maria Caulfield - View Speech
"NICE has a recommendation that autism assessments should begin within 13 weeks of referral and we know that in many cases that recommendation is not being met...." Maria Caulfield - View Speech
"I will touch on a final point, raised by the hon. Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West (Margaret Ferrier), which was that ADHD is under-diagnosed in women and girls. She is absolutely right, and that is because the symptoms and signs are very different in girls as opposed to boys …..." Maria Caulfield - View Speech