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Plan to limit NHS diagnoses of ADHD attacked as ‘rationing’ healthcare
UK NewsHealth•September 17, 2026 at 2:14 PMNational

Plan to limit NHS diagnoses of ADHD attacked as ‘rationing’ healthcare

By Anna Bawden Health and social affairs correspondent•The Guardian - UK News

Review expected to say patients in England should be ‘triaged’ and offered support without formal diagnosisProposals to limit the number of patients being formally diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have been attacked as “rationing” healthcare and pushing children and adults to self-diagnosis via social media.The comments came before a government review due next week, which is expected to say that patients with ADHD symptoms should not automatically be formally diagnosed, but should be “triaged” and offered support without the need for a formal diagnosis. Continue reading...

Review expected to say patients in England should be ‘triaged’ and offered support without formal diagnosis

Proposals to limit the number of patients being formally diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have been attacked as “rationing” healthcare and pushing children and adults to self-diagnosis via social media.

The comments came before a government review due next week, which is expected to say that patients with ADHD symptoms should not automatically be formally diagnosed, but should be “triaged” and offered support without the need for a formal diagnosis.

Continue reading...