Asked by: Sweeney, Paul (Scottish Labour - Glasgow)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what support is available for people who have received a private diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) but who are not able to access support due to their diagnosis not being recognised by practitioners in the NHS.
Answered by Todd, Maree - Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport
The Scottish Government acknowledges that there is the need for better access to NHS diagnostic assessment and support for people who may have ADHD, and that private assessments can lead to issues with accessing pharmaceutical interventions. We expect, however, local support for people with ADHD to not be diagnosis dependent, but rather be based on needs.
NAIT published guidance on Prescribing ADHD medication to adults following private sector diagnosis in Scotland in April 2022. The guidance was drafted in consultation with practising Psychiatrists, the Royal Colleges of Psychiatry and General Practice and individuals with ADHD.
NAIT’s guidance highlighted, for a Shared Care Agreement to work properly everyone involved must communicate effectively. A Shared Care Agreement is an agreement between a patient, their GP and a specialist service, which can include a private diagnosis service. Recommendations from specialists for ongoing prescribing on the NHS need to be made at an NHS consultation with an NHS specialist.
The Scottish Government is taking forward proposals for a proposed Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence bill to help better protect the rights of people with learning disabilities and neurodivergent people, including people with ADHD. The consultation ran from 21 December 2023 to 21 April 2024 and we are currently analysing the responses we received.
Correspondence Apr. 30 2024
Committee: Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice CommitteeFound: forthcoming legislation, including the Human Rights Bill for Scotland and a proposed Learning Disabilities, Autism
Asked by: Caroline Nokes (Conservative - Romsey and Southampton North)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the number of health and adult social care staff that will undertake the second part of tier (a) one and (b) two of the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism in the next three years.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
We have provided estimates of the number of health and adult social care staff that would undertake Tier 1 and Tier 2 of the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training in our consultation stage impact assessment. This assessment was published as part of the public consultation on the Oliver McGowan Code of Practice. The impact assessment and wider public consultation are available, respectively, at the following two links:
For healthcare, we estimated that over the first three years of training roll-out, 1,036,000 staff would be trained at Tier 1 level, and 1,186,000 staff would be trained at Tier 2 level. For adult social care, over the same period, we estimated that 840,000 staff would be trained at Tier 1 level, and 492,000 staff would be trained at Tier 2 level. In addition, over 1.7 million people have already completed the first part of Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism, an e-learning package.
The final stage impact assessment incorporates additional evidence on the number of staff expected to undertake training, which was provided by organisations through the public consultation. The final assessment will be published in due course.
Apr. 29 2024
Source Page: Modernising support for independent living: the health and disability green paperFound: • Autism as a primary condition is heavily related to age and is now by far the most common primary
Apr. 29 2024
Source Page: Scottish Government call for evidence: tackling consumption of single-use food containers and other commonly littered or problematic single-use items - summary of responsesFound: noted from personal experience how increasing the use of reusable containers may support people with autism
Mentions:
1: David Davis (Con - Haltemprice and Howden) In the Netherlands, for example, several people with autism and intellectual disabilities have brought - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Janet Daby (Lab - Lewisham East) Children in Lewisham are waiting on average two and a half years to get an autism diagnosis. - Speech Link
2: Lloyd Russell-Moyle (LAB - Brighton, Kemptown) many of the constituents who come to me—who has a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism - Speech Link
3: Robin Walker (Con - Worcester) work with the Department for Work and Pensions to provide wider opportunities for young people with autism - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Jackie Doyle-Price (Con - Thurrock) be aware of the very high levels of unemployment experienced by those with learning disabilities and autism - Speech Link
2: Mel Stride (Con - Central Devon) Friend rightly points, in terms of employers accommodating and benefiting from those who have autism - Speech Link
Apr. 29 2024
Source Page: Rwanda: country policy and information notesFound: Schools provide for variety of disabilities both physical and mental (including neurological e.g. autism
Written Evidence Apr. 26 2024
Inquiry: Disability employmentFound: disabled people currently stands at 54.2% but can fall below 33% for disabled people with epilepsy, autism