Written questions

Mental Health Services: West Midlands

Commons · Question 36609 · Tabled 10 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 20 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Sir Andrew Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to help reduce the average waiting times for accessing NHS mental health services in the West Midlands.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 20 Mar 2025

As part of our mission to build a National Health Service that is fit for the future and that is there when people need it, the Government will recruit an additional 8,500 mental health workers to reduce delays and provide faster treatment which will also...