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<p>Following completion of a consultation last autumn, NHS Digital announced that
recording of data on waiting times from referral for suspected autism to a first appointment
and subsequent diagnosis would be collected within the Mental Health Services Data
Set from April 2018. In preparation for this, dialogue is taking place between National
Health Service mental health trusts which will collate the data and autism diagnostic
services about the new requirements. To support those local discussions, the Department
has co-ordinated production of a guide which NHS Digital will circulate to trusts
in March via their newsletter to provide further clarity. NHS Digital will monitor
the quality of the data recorded and submitted from April 2018 and the intention is
to publish a first formal report on this data during 2019.</p>
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