ADHD in children: Digital test could speed up diagnosis, says NICE
A computer based test known as QbTest could soon be rolled out across the NHS…
Category: Paediatrics, Psychiatry
Private clinics are told not to prescribe puberty blockers
The government has introduced an emergency ban on private clinics’ prescribing and supplying of puberty…
Autism and ADHD place “unprecedented” demand on NHS
The rise in the number of people in England waiting for diagnosis and treatment of…
Suicidal girl is placed in rented house after council fails to find therapeutic placement
A High Court judge has approved an unlawful unregulated placement for a suicidal 13 year…
Tavistock to face possible clinical negligence claims over gender identity service
Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust in London is facing possible clinical negligence claims by…
Gender reassignment: legal challenge over use of hormone blockers gets green light
The High Court has given the go-ahead for a legal challenge to the provision of…
Child mental health: improvements are too slow, says report
The government’s pledges to improve child mental health services are not being delivered quickly enough,…
Gender reassignment: High Court to say whether NHS guidance on hormone blockers can be legally challenged
The High Court in London has been asked to give the go ahead for a…