Easing up ADHD rules w/ Professor Bruce Arroll

For over a decade, the rules regulating diagnoses and treatment options available for those with ADHD have been demanding with high costs and requiring access to specialists with long waitlists.

New changes will now see GPs able to diagnose and prescribe medication to those 18 and up.

To understand what these changes will mean, I spoke to Professor of General Practice and Primary Care at the University of Auckland Dr Bruce Arroll.