ADHD and Neurodiversity: Health Services

(asked on 13th July 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need for key performance indicators and investment standards covering ADHD and neurodivergence within the health system.


Answered by
Baroness Merron Portrait
Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 21st September 2026

The NHS Medium Term Planning Framework, published on 24 October 2025, requires integrated care boards and providers to optimise existing resources to reduce long waits for autism and ADHD assessments and improve the quality of assessments by implementing the relevant guidance in each area.

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