Written questions

Insomnia: Mental Health Services

Commons · Question 35 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 22 May 2026

Question

Asked by Sir Andrew Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of patients waiting for more than (a) 1 month, (b) 3 months (c) 6 months and (d) 12 months to receive cognitive behavioural therapy for inso

Answer

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill, 22 May 2026

It is for local integrated care boards to decide whether cognitive behavioural therapy should be offered to their populations as a treatment for insomnia.NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression offer low-intensity therapy which may include interv...