How are GPs and nurses juggling ADHD diagnoses so far?
Nurse practitioners and GPs have been flooded with patients seeking ADHD assessments since they were given the authority to diagnose the condition and prescribe medication. A February rule change was made to tackle a massive backlog of patients, who were sometimes waiting longer than a year for a diagnosis when only psychiatrists and paediatricians had that power. In the first story of her two-part series exploring how the changes have played out so far, Evie Richardson delves into how health professionals are handling the extra workload.
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