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ADHD: Patient Choice Schemes

Asked by Juliet CampbellLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 5 March 2025UIN 33640

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to undertake a review of NHS service users' right to choose a provider for ADHD.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

The Government is committed to patients having the right to choose their provider when referred to consultant-led treatment, or to a mental health professional, for their first appointment as an outpatient. This is a legal right for patients set out in legislation.

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