Mental Health Services
Commons · Question 100347 · Tabled 16 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Sir Julian Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring that NHS mental health trusts do not discharge patients with high PHQ-9 and GAD-7 scores without robust safety planning and fol
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 7 Jan 2026
In 2024, statutory guidance was issued on discharge from all mental health, and learning disability and autism inpatient settings, under the NHS Act 2006. The guidance also sets out that prior to discharge, robust planning and safety management should be ...