Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 59669

ADHD: Diagnosis

Tabled: 12 June 2025
Answered: 19 June 2025

Question

Sarah Gibson

Liberal DemocratChippenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of trends in waiting times for ADHD assessments in (a) children and (b) adults in the last five years; and what steps he is taking to reduce these delays.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Lord Darzi’s independent review of the National Health Service, published in September 2024, highlighted the severe delays for accessing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments and that demand for assessments for ADHD has grown signifi...

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