Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2019 to Question 277852 on Hyperactivity: Diagnosis, whether his Department has a timeframe for the exploration of data that can be made accessible via the mental health dataset; and whether that data may include average waiting times for an ADHD diagnosis for (a) children and (b) adults.

Work to explore what national level data on services for people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) could be made available, including what metrics may be identified, is ongoing. The scoping work is also considering timeframes for making ADHD data available.

The Government is committed to supporting people with ADHD to live healthy, independent lives and to participate in their communities. NHS Digital continues to work with the Department and NHS England on the development of access and waiting times reporting for mental health care pathways.