Mental Health Services: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 69732 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 2 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by John Whitby
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve mental health provision in (a) rural and (b) agricultural communities.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 2 Sep 2025
We are working with NHS England on a refreshed workforce plan, which will revolve around the three shifts to deliver our 10-Year Health Plan: moving more care from hospitals to communities; making better use of technology in health and care; and focusing ...