Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 67148

ADHD: Children

Tabled: 11 July 2025
Answered: 21 July 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

Conservative — Basildon and Billericay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the feasibility of allowing general practitioners to initiate ADHD diagnostic referrals for school-age children.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
It is the responsibility of the integrated care boards (ICBs) to make available the appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including decisions on local referral processes for attention deficit hyperactivity diso...
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