Neurodiversity: Mental Health Services
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of NHS provision for the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of ADHD and ASD in South Shropshire.
Answered by Stephen Kinnock
It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) services, in line with relevant National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines.
The Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB advises that from April 2024, the contract for children and young people’s autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and ADHD services has received a significant funding uplift to support improved access. In respect of adult services, the ICB advises that the adult ADHD assessment service is currently under procurement, with the aim of ensuring more accessible and tailored support, and the ICB has recently partnered with Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to expand adult ASD assessments.
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