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Mental Health Services: Standards

Commons · Question 22825 · Tabled 8 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 17 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure access to mental health services in (a) England, (b) areas with fewer mental health services and (c) rural areas.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 17 Jan 2025

Waiting lists for those referred for support are too high all across England, especially in areas with fewer mental health services, including for those in rural communities. People with mental health issues are not getting the support or care they deserv...