Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help NHS England improve waiting times for ADHD diagnosis.

Clinical commissioning groups and National Health Service trusts should have due regard to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s guideline ‘Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: diagnosis and management’. This guideline aims to improve the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults and children and the quality of care and support that people receive. The guideline does not recommend a maximum waiting time for people to receive ADHD treatment. We are working with local authority children’s social care, education services and charities to develop packages to support neurodivergent children throughout the diagnostic process, including children with ADHD and their families.