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Mental Health Services

Commons · Question 109988 · Tabled 2 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 13 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Damian Hinds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is planning to take to ensure the exchange of best practice among Healthcare Trusts from their deployment of Mental Health Support Teams.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 13 Feb 2026

The Department of Health and Social Care, along with NHS England and the Department for Education, jointly provide guidance and support to providers and commissioners of Mental Health Support Teams (MHST). This includes both the implementation of new team...