(My terminal optimism talking here)

So... is this the same strategy as their "flatten the curve" early COVID policy?

Slow everything down because resources aren't available, hoping that the entire system doesn't go bankrupt and explode, because that would be worse?

Hoping that eventually some kind of solution will be available, and wanting to still at least exist when that time comes?

"NHS bodies are forcing people with suspected attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism to wait at least two years before they can be assessed as they struggle to meet surging demand for diagnoses of neurodiversity."

So, this measure succeeds only by exploiting waiting patients leaving the queue... upon death?