England’s National Health Service is losing specialist staff to private ADHD and autism clinics as approximately 810,000 children and adults await diagnostic assessments, raising concerns about the ...

Brain drain of psychologists, psychiatrists and nurses leaves NHS ‘weaker’, driving patients to seek care elsewhere ...

England-focused review led by Prof Peter Fonagy returns stark warning and calls for shift to ‘needs-led’ system ...

NHS care watchdog The Care Quality Commission is set to inspect unregulated clinics that offer diagnostic assessments for ...

It contains big lessons for the NHS, welfare, education and employment policies. What are the key takeaways?

England’s system for handling autism and ADHD needs a radical overhaul. According to a new landmark report, the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom is failing its citizens with autism ...

ADHD and autism diagnosis in England needs a “fundamental shift,” say the authors of a major government backed review. The ...

Rising demand for ADHD and autism assessments is putting pressure on NHS services in England, raising urgent questions about ...

Prof Peter Fonagy, who chaired the review, tells Radio 4's Today programme there has been a "very real" rise in "distress and ...

The NHS in Britain is losing ADHD and autism specialists to private clinics amid high demand for assessments and long waiting ...

The NHS has been told to fast-track ADHD tests for badly behaved pupils in an attempt to reduce waiting lists.

The review, which focuses on younger age groups, warned there was a risk society was moving from an era of under-diagnosis to over-diagnosis or mis-diagnosis.