Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 77403

ADHD: Diagnosis

Tabled: 15 September 2025
Answered: 16 October 2025

Question

Mr Will Forster

Liberal DemocratWoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase NHS capacity for ADHD assessments.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The Government has recognised that, nationally, demand for assessments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has grown significantly in recent years and that people are experiencing severe delays in accessing such assessments.It is the respo...

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