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Asked by Paula

AQW 8209/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health

To ask the Minister of Health whether analysis has been carried out on the cost of treating people in the health system due to not having been diagnosed with autism or ADHD within a reasonable time period.

Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 5 March 2024

  • Answered
  • Written
  • After due date
Tabled
5 March 2024
Answer due by
21 March 2024
Answered
22 March 202417 days after tabling
Department
Department of Health
Priority question
No

Answer

An analysis of the cost of treating people in the health system has not been carried out. Characteristics of autism and ADHD present in individualised ways, therefore given the differing care pathways and the need for individualised sources of support, this would be an extremely difficult analysis to undertake and would be unlikely to provide an accurate estimate of cost.

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