Nov 19, 2024, BBC: Funding for autism assessments 'not materialised'
NW England
Funding to address waiting times for autism and ADHD assessments across Lancashire has "not materialised" due to financial pressures, a report has stated.
The Reporting from Committees: Escalation and Assurance Report prepared for the Lancashire and South Cumbria integrated care board (ICB) said the quality committee had been alerted to "extremely long waiting times" for assessments for both adults and children.
A report prepared for the ICB in May said demand had "risen exponentially" since 2022, with children and young people facing "unacceptably long waits" of more than two years to be seen.
The ICB said it recognised waiting times required "improvement".
It comes after the ICB revealed a funding shortfall of £148.6m [$188M] at the end of March, according to a report prepared for its committee, the Local Democracy Reporting Service reported. . . .
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