PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Mental Health Services (18 July 2022)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce barriers that prevent patients being discharged from mental health services; and if he will undertake a review of the provision of mental health rehabilitation services.

Asked by:
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour)

In 2021/22, we provided an additional £116 million to support safe and appropriate discharge from mental health inpatient units. NHS England is investing approximately £1 billion in new models of community mental health services in England by 2023/24 to prevent admissions occurring and enable patients to be discharged more quickly when an admission is necessary. These models will also deliver dedicated community-based services for people with mental health rehabilitation needs, which aims to support more people within less restrictive settings locally and reduce the number of out of area placements.

NHS England’s Getting It Right First Time programme recently published a report following a national review of mental health rehabilitation services. NHS England is currently reviewing the report’s recommendations. The report is available at the following link:

https://www.gettingitrightfirsttime.co.uk/medical-specialties/mental-health/

Answered by:
Gillian Keegan (Conservative)
26 July 2022