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Yvette CooperLabour PartyHealth

Make ADHD and autism assessments CQC-regulated

“Based on the review findings, we will also take action to strengthen the oversight of mental health and neurodevelopmental services, and make all diagnostic assessments for ADHD and autism CQC-regulated, so people can be confident that assessments are high quality and that the NHS is not being overcharged by independent or private providers.”

PromisedPress release (DHSC), quote from the Health Secretary, 9 Oct 2026
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Where it stands

It follows Professor Peter Fonagy's review of mental health and neurodevelopmental services. The department's own text in the same release is more cautious: it says the government is "working towards" making all diagnostic assessments a regulated activity for the Care Quality Commission, covering NHS-funded and private patients. No date, legislation or cost has been published.

What has happened

  1. Oct 2026The Health Secretary says ADHD and autism diagnostic assessments will be made CQC-regulated, Promised

About the cost

No cost has been published.

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