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...