Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 10244

Neurodiversity: Children

Tabled: 21 October 2024
Answered: 29 October 2024

Question

Mr Lee Dillon

Liberal DemocratNewbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of long waiting times for an assessment of neurodevelopmental conditions on children.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The NHS England national framework and operational guidance for autism assessment services, and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) quality standard for autism, set out that diagnostic assessments should happen as soon as possible...

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