Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has assessed trends in the level of families being advised by NHS services to leave CAMHS waiting lists to pursue Right to Choose assessments.

The Department has not made a specific national assessment of trends in families being advised to leave Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services’ waiting lists to pursue Right to Choose pathways.

NHS England has not issued, and is not planning to issue, further guidance to integrated care boards or providers specifically in respect of Right to Choose pathways. However, NHS England issued advice on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder service delivery and prioritisation on 7 October 2025, including guidance on managing demand, reviewing waiting lists, and supporting patients. The advice can be found at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/adhd-service-delivery-and-prioritisation-advice-to-systems/