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<p>It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make available appropriate
provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population. We are supporting
them to expand mental health services through the NHS Long Term Plan, which commits
to increasing investment into mental health services by at least £2.3 billion a year
by 2023/24 so that an additional 345,000 children and young people are able to access
National Health Service funded mental health support, including in the Barnsley Central
constituency.</p><p> </p><p>We aim to increase the mental health workforce by an additional
27,000 healthcare professionals by 2023/24 to support the expansion and transformation
of services.</p><p> </p><p>We also provided an additional £79 million for 2021/22
to allow around 22,500 more children and young people to access community health services.</p><p>
</p><p>Assessments for autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
may also happen through child and adolescent mental health services. Building on last
year’s investment of £13 million (through the NHS Long Term Plan and COVID-19 Mental
Health Recovery Plan), we will invest £2.5 million in 2022/23 to test and embed improved
autism diagnostic pathways.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England are developing a national framework
to set out the process of how children, young people and adults should receive an
autism diagnosis. The aim of this work is to improve the quality of these diagnostic
processes and reduce waiting times.</p><p> </p><p>ICBs and NHS trusts should have
due regard to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE’s) guideline
‘Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: diagnosis and management’. The guideline
aims to improve the diagnosis of ADHD and to improve the quality of care and support
for people of all ages who are diagnosed with ADHD.</p>
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