Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists
Commons · Question 37863 · Tabled 12 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for mental health treatment.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 19 Mar 2025
Too many people are not receiving the mental health care they need and we know that waits for mental health services are lengthy. As part of our mission to build a National Health Service that is fit for the future, we will recruit an extra 8,500 mental h...