questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to NHS bodies on the (a) clinical, (b) functional and (c) other criteria to be used when prioritising patients for (i) Autism and (ii) ADHD assessments; what oversight arrangements are in place for decisions made by NHS bodies on the prioritisation of patients for Autism and ADHD assessments; and whether his Department has (A) undertaken and (B) required NHS bodies to undertake an Equality Impact Assessment in relation to restrictions or prioritisation decisions affecting access to Autism and ADHD assessments.
answerText: The Department has not issued guidance to National Health Service bodies on the criteria for autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments. The Department has not undertaken an Equality Impact Assessment on the prioritisation deci...
heading: ADHD and Autism: Diagnosis