Not a Priority

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Georgia discusses her findings from FoI requests regarding autism support across NHS trusts in England.

Send us Fan Mail Join Simon, returning champion Georgia and guest Susie as Georgia tells us all about doing FoI requests for every NHS trust in England and the astonishing results she found about autism and support. Links: Not A Priority report: https://www.autistica.org.uk/blog/not-a-priority Guardian coverage: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/oct/27/positive-assessment-rates-for-autism-vary-widely-between-parts-of-england Most recent NHS England autism statistics: ...

People in this episode

Host: Simon

Guests: Georgia, Susie

Topics covered

• autism
• NHS
• support
• FoI requests
• healthcare
• England

Keywords

• autism
• NHS trusts
• FoI requests
• support
• healthcare statistics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NHS, Autistica, The Guardian

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