Psychiatric Hospitals: Discharges
Commons · Question 31714 · Tabled 13 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve discharge rates from mental health hospitals.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 3 Mar 2025
The Discharge from Mental Health Inpatient Settings statutory guidance, published in January 2024, provides clarity in relation to how health and care systems can work together to support safe and timely discharge from all mental health inpatient settings...