It took 'some years' from referral to NHS Borders for the child's condition to be confirmed.
A health board has been ordered to apologise for the "unreasonable delay" in diagnosing a child with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder .
It found an initial refusal of a referral was "reasonable" but rejecting a request for a second opinion was not.The case was taken by the child's parent to the SPSO after an initial referral was rejected and a request for a second opinion refused.
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