Henry Shelford, CEO and Co-Founder of ADHD UK provided comment for the article.
“Many employers have lost patience with workers who have faced interruptions to their medicine supply since the autumn. The medication helps manage symptoms of the condition – which can include an inability to focus on a single task. The government says it is trying to solve the issue as quickly as possible. Production issues and a rapid increase in people being diagnosed with the condition have both been blamed for the shortage. We were told this would pretty much be over by now. We’re still seeing huge, huge problems, and I’m very worried about it.”
The charity estimates that 1.9 million adults in the UK have ADHD, and a recent survey it conducted attracted responses from more than 2,000 people. Six per cent reported that they had lost their jobs because of the medication shortage.
According to Mr Shelford, that suggests that hundreds may be out of work because they cannot get their normal prescription.
“It’s been brutal,” he says. “I spoke to someone who lost their entire career. Their boss came to them and said ‘we talked about this, you said this was sorted, but it hasn’t been, you’re out’.”
You can read the full article here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-68502496
