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...