PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(30 June 2026)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing open access care models in mental health services; and if he will take steps to ensure that people have access to timely support without requiring referral or meeting high eligibility thresholds.

Asked by:
Karl Turner (Independent)

I refer the Hon. Member to the announcement on this subject made by my rt. Hon. Friends, the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on 5 August 2026, which is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/major-expansion-of-community-mental-health-support-across-england

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