Electroconvulsive Therapy
Commons · Question 93679 · Tabled 24 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients received NHS electroshock therapy in every year since 2010 in (a) England and (b) Romford constituency.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 15 Dec 2025
In line with National Institute for Clinical Excellence’s guidelines, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is used in current United Kingdom clinical practice as a treatment option for individuals with depressive illness, catatonia and mania, and is occasional...