PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Mental Health Services (9 October 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to NHS mental health services.
Asked by:
Perran Moon (Labour)
Asked by:
Perran Moon (Labour)
Answer
Around one million people are waiting to access mental health services, and vacancy rates for mental health trusts are around 10% - the highest of any NHS sector.
This government will fix our broken NHS so people can be confident of accessing high quality mental health support when needed.
This includes recruiting 8,500 more mental health workers, introducing specialist mental health professionals in every school, rolling out Young Futures hubs in every community and modernising the Mental Health Act.
Answered by:
Stephen Kinnock (Labour)
16 October 2024
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