Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Children
Commons · Question 77322 · Tabled 15 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure children presenting with obsessive compulsive disorder receive timely assessment and treatment within CAMHS.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 20 Oct 2025
We are transforming children and young people's mental health services to improve access to treatment for children with mental health needs, including obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). In the 12 months to July 2025, over 846,000 children and young peop...