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<p>The term neurodevelopmental condition encompasses a wide range of conditions. The
majority of services for neurodevelopmental conditions are commissioned locally by
integrated care boards (ICBs). There is no singular dataset which provides data on
the number of all neurodevelopmental conditions by region. There are, however, some
datasets which provide useful information nationally and locally on the numbers of
people being referred for assessments or diagnosed with specific neurodevelopmental
conditions, to support local service commissioning and provision. This includes the
autism waiting times statistics, the Assuring Transformation data collection, the
Mental Health Services Data Set, Community Services Data Set, and the Commissioning
Data Sets. There is also an indicator in the Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service
monthly publication which is a count of all patients that have a diagnosis of autism
in their general practice (GP) records, by each GP.</p><p>No assessment has been made
of NHS England’s ability to categorise neurodevelopmental conditions in accordance
with the Equality Act 2010. It is for individual National Health Service organisations,
including NHS trusts and ICBs, to comply with the Equality Act 2010, guidance for
which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/equality-act-2010-guidance"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/equality-act-2010-guidance</a></p><p>The
act defines disability as a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial
and long-term adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day
activities. Further information can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/definition-of-disability-under-equality-act-2010"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/definition-of-disability-under-equality-act-2010</a></p><p>Patients
with neurodevelopmental conditions are not categorised by NHS England as to whether
they meet the definition of disabled under the Equality Act 2010, and nor does the
act require this.</p>
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