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<p>Data on the number of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD) is not held centrally, but may be held locally by individual National Health
Service trusts or commissioners.</p><p>The Department is exploring options for improving
data collection and reporting on waiting times for ADHD assessments and diagnoses,
to help improve access to ADHD assessments in a timely way and in line with the National
Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s guidelines. In line with this, the National
Institute for Health and Care Research has commissioned a research project to provide
initial insights into local ADHD assessment waiting times data collection, and NHS
England is currently scoping a national programme of work on ADHD, to understand more
about the issues relating to ADHD service provision across the country.</p>
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