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Two-year NHS waiting times reveal system’s struggle with rise in ADHD and autism awareness

NHS assessment bottlenecks have knock-on effects, leading to delays in medical help and lack of access to specialist support That NHS boards have imposed minimum two-year waiting times for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and…

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NHS assessment bottlenecks have knock-on effects, leading to delays in medical help and lack of access to specialist support That NHS boards have imposed minimum two-year waiting times for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism assessments shows a health service struggling to deal with the consequences of huge changes in understanding of and social attitudes to these conditions.

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