{
  "id": 8031089,
  "title": "Plan to limit number of NHS patients diagnosed with ADHD attacked as ‘rationing’ healthcare",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/plan-to-limit-number-of-nhs-patients-diagnosed-with-adhd-attacked-as",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-17T13:14:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Health",
    "slug": "guardian-health",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/17/plan-limit-number-nhs-patients-diagnosed-adhd-rationing-healthcare"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Review due next week expected to say patients should be ‘triaged’ and offered support without formal diagnosis Proposals to limit the number of patients being formally diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have been attacked as “rationing” healthcare and pushing children and adults to self-diagnosis via social media. The comments came before a government review due next week,…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}