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1176846

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Autism: Diagnosis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2020 to Question 6150 on autism: diagnosis, how his Department monitors the autism diagnosis process in the absence of data relating to waiting times for diagnosis.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
	uin	13602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department recognises the importance of timely and effective diagnosis processes and that is why we have introduced the first ever collection and reporting of autism waiting times data.</p><p>On 14 November 2019, NHS Digital published statistics that present the number of new referrals to mental health services for which the referral reason was suspected autism, as well as their waiting times to first appointment. These are experimental statistics and have been published by NHS Digital to involve users and stakeholders in the future development of the data, including work to improve the quality of the data. The data is intended to give average time to diagnosis, but it will take some time before that information is ready for publication. The data is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/autism-statistics/autism-statistics" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/autism-statistics/autism-statistics</a></p><p>In addition, the NHS Long Term Plan has set out that over the next three years, autism diagnosis will be included alongside work with children and young people’s mental health services to test and implement the most effective ways to reduce waiting times for specialist services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 11/02/2020 16:10:50 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1173902

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Autism: Diagnosis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will work with NHS England & Improvement to establish an autism diagnosis waiting time standard.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	9058
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring people receive a timely diagnosis of autism in line with the clinical guideline set by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). This guideline recommends the length of time between referral and a first appointment to start an assessment should be no more than three months.</p><p>Whilst a diagnosis of autism should happen as soon as possible, it is important to recognise that a diagnosis is often complex and involves many different professionals and agencies. We are following the clinical guideline set by NICE.</p><p>Under the NHS Long Term Plan, over the next three years, autism diagnosis will be included alongside work with children and young people’s mental health services to test and implement the most effective ways to reduce waiting times for specialist services. This will be a step towards achieving timely diagnostic assessments in line with best practice guidelines. The Department will support NHS England and NHS Improvement’s work on this.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 05/02/2020 13:49:08 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1172209

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Autism: Diagnosis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for an autism diagnosis.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
	uin	6150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>We do not currently hold average waiting times for an autism diagnosis.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 29/01/2020 13:52:32 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1171124

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Autism: Diagnosis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the average waiting time for an autism assessment in the most recent period for which figures are available; and what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for an autism assessment.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	3857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>We are determined to drive up performance on autism assessments and diagnosis.</p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends that people with possible autism who are referred to an autism team for a diagnostic assessment should have the diagnostic assessment started within three months of their referral. We expect clinical commissioning groups to take account of clinical guidelines published by NICE when commissioning services for their local populations.</p><p> </p><p>On 14 November 2019, NHS Digital published statistics that present the number of new referrals to mental health services for which the referral reason was suspected autism, as well as their waiting times to first appointment. These are experimental statistics and have been published by NHS Digital to involve users and stakeholders in the future development of the data, including work to improve the quality of the data. The data is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/autism-statistics/autism-statistics" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/autism-statistics/autism-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan has set out that over the next three years, autism diagnosis will be included alongside work with children and young people’s mental health services to test and implement the most effective ways to reduce waiting times for specialist services.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 20/01/2020 17:10:05 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1168810

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Autism: Diagnosis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the length of time it takes for children to be referred for an initial assessment for autism spectrum disorders.
	tabling member constituency	Peterborough
	tabling member printed	Paul Bristow
	uin	358
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring children receive a timely diagnosis of autism in line with the clinical guideline set by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. This guideline recommends the length of time between referral and a first appointment to start an assessment should be no more than three months.</p><p>Under the NHS Long Term Plan, over the next three years, autism diagnosis will be included alongside work with children and young people’s mental health services to test and implement the most effective ways to reduce waiting times for specialist services. This will be a step towards achieving timely diagnostic assessments in line with best practice guidelines.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/01/2020 12:15:46 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4792 label Biography information for Paul Bristow

1150662

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Autism: Diagnosis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for (a) referral to a specialist for autism diagnosis and (b) an initial assessment for autism and autism spectrum disorders.
	tabling member constituency	Canterbury
	tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
	uin	1936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>No one should have to face long waits for an autism assessment. We expect services to adhere to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) quality standard which recommends that the length of time between referral and a first appointment to start an assessment should be no more than three months.</p><p> </p><p>We are determined to drive up performance nationally. We will use data on autism diagnosis waiting times, available for the first time later this year, to hold local areas to account where waiting times exceed the NICE standard.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst a diagnosis of autism should happen as soon as possible, it is important to recognise that formulating a diagnosis is often complex and can involve different professionals and agencies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 23/10/2019 12:03:57 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1138639

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Autism: Diagnosis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to reduce waiting times for autism assessments for adults.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
	uin	276605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>No one should have to face long waits for an autism assessment. We expect services to adhere to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) quality standard which recommends that the length between referral and a first appointment to start an assessment should be no more than three months.</p><p>We are determined to drive up performance nationally. We will use data on autism diagnosis waiting times, available for the first time later this year, to hold local areas to account and act where waiting times exceed the NICE standard.</p><p>Whilst a diagnosis of autism should happen as soon as possible, it is important to recognise that a diagnosis is often complex and can involve different professionals and agencies. We are following the prevailing clinical guidance set out by NICE.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement encourage local areas to follow existing NICE guidelines and quality standards when commissioning and delivering diagnosis services for both children and adults.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 276606 276607 question first answered 17/07/2019 15:23:52 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

1138640

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Autism: Diagnosis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps with NHS England to implement a waiting time standard for autism diagnosis in the CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework in order to tackle regional differences.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
	uin	276606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>No one should have to face long waits for an autism assessment. We expect services to adhere to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) quality standard which recommends that the length between referral and a first appointment to start an assessment should be no more than three months.</p><p>We are determined to drive up performance nationally. We will use data on autism diagnosis waiting times, available for the first time later this year, to hold local areas to account and act where waiting times exceed the NICE standard.</p><p>Whilst a diagnosis of autism should happen as soon as possible, it is important to recognise that a diagnosis is often complex and can involve different professionals and agencies. We are following the prevailing clinical guidance set out by NICE.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement encourage local areas to follow existing NICE guidelines and quality standards when commissioning and delivering diagnosis services for both children and adults.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 276605 276607 question first answered 17/07/2019 15:23:52 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

1138641

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Autism: Diagnosis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to work with NHS England to establish autism diagnosis waiting times standards for each (a) sustainability and transformation partnership and (b) integrated care system.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
	uin	276607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>No one should have to face long waits for an autism assessment. We expect services to adhere to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) quality standard which recommends that the length between referral and a first appointment to start an assessment should be no more than three months.</p><p>We are determined to drive up performance nationally. We will use data on autism diagnosis waiting times, available for the first time later this year, to hold local areas to account and act where waiting times exceed the NICE standard.</p><p>Whilst a diagnosis of autism should happen as soon as possible, it is important to recognise that a diagnosis is often complex and can involve different professionals and agencies. We are following the prevailing clinical guidance set out by NICE.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement encourage local areas to follow existing NICE guidelines and quality standards when commissioning and delivering diagnosis services for both children and adults.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 276605 276606 question first answered 17/07/2019 15:23:52 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

1125266

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Autism: Diagnosis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Care of 8 May 2019, Official Report, column 432, when the data on autism diagnosis waiting times will be published.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
	uin	252022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department is determined to drive up performance on autism diagnosis nationally. To support this NHS Digital began formally collecting autism diagnosis waiting time data from mental health provider trusts for the first time through the Mental Health Services Data set in April 2018. Data is submitted on behalf of autism diagnostic services, in line with issued guidance. We expect to publish a report after a year’s data has been collected and analysed, this autumn. As this is the first time this data is being submitted some work to improve its quality may be necessary.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 13/05/2019 15:39:23 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams