PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Health Services (19 October 2017)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support the NHS provides to partners of patients who receive a diagnosis.

Asked by:
Rachael Maskell (Labour)

Answer

Clinical commissioning groups are responsible for commissioning services for those individuals who require non-specialised psychological support, including those who may need help as a result of a family illness. Referrals to such services are often made by a person’s general practitioner.


Answered by:
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price (Conservative)
27 October 2017

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