Petition Support ADHD Jersey to continue and expand the non-prescription service provided
ADHD Jersey has been providing valuable support to individuals with ADHD in Jersey for the past three years. It would be unwise financially for the government to decline the recommendation for a specific hub, especially considering the significant demand for such services..
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We kindly request your signature on this petition advocating for Deputy Tom Binet to reconsider his rejection of the ADHD hub.
ADHD Jersey is dedicated to supporting individuals awaiting a diagnosis, as well as those who have already received one.
We are in the process of training more facilitators to implement programs that have been shown to positively impact lives.
We urge the Government to assist ADHD Jersey in providing essential support to those in our community who require it.
Thank you for your consideration.
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Ministers responded
This response was given on 3 April 2025
I am committed to enhancing ADHD services in Jersey, and I wish to express my sincere gratitude to the charitable and voluntary sector for the support they provide to islanders with ADHD.
Petition Response - Support ADHD Jersey to continue and expand the non-prescription service provided
Thank you for your petition regarding support for ADHD Jersey to continue and expand non-prescription services.
In response to your request, I would first like to confirm that I am committed to developing the services available to people with ADHD in Jersey to better meet their needs, and recognise the specific challenges associated with this, currently.
Much work has been done, and continues to be done, within our health and social care services in relation to this, and our soon-to-be-published Neuroinclusive Strategy will further this work and set out priorities for the next few years.
I am very grateful for the work that is being done by our charitable and voluntary sector partners to support both islanders diagnosed with ADHD and those seeking a diagnosis. Indeed, I have met with ADHD Jersey and other individuals and groups supporting and promoting Neuroinclusivity, and I am very impressed by their generosity, passion and commitment.
However, the development of an ADHD hub needs to be planned and considered in the context of a rapidly evolving health and care system and is an idea that is expanded upon in the Neuroinclusive Strategy which will be progressed as this is implemented.
It is also necessary for funding to be identified to support and maintain any such development, and, much as I would sincerely wish it to be otherwise, at present there really are no spare funds available within the Health and Care Jersey (HCJ) budget. It will, of course, continue to be reviewed as the implementation of the strategy is progressed.
Finally, I must also point out that, should we look to develop a new service (a hub, for example) there is a process that HCJ are required to follow to identify potential partner(s) to deliver services on behalf of HCJ. A fundamental part of this process would be to ensure that potential service providers have the appropriate qualifications and registrations to safely and effectively deliver such services.
Once again, please be assured that I am fully aware of the pressures and need to develop services to assist islanders living with ADHD and those islanders seeking a diagnosis, and that work is under way as described above to support this.
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