PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Mental Health Services: Children and Young People (10 November 2017)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of each clinical commissioning group's allocated budget is allocated to children and young people's mental health.
Asked by:
Mr Toby Perkins (Labour)
Asked by:
Mr Toby Perkins (Labour)
Answer
NHS England does not stipulate how clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) set their budgets for any specific programme area. CCGs are required to determine their budgets based on their own needs-based assessment and national operational requirements outlined in planning guidance.
NHS England’s Mental Health Investment Standard requires the local National Health Service to increase mental health investment year on year and this includes prioritising spend on children and young people’s mental health.
Answered by:
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price (Conservative)
20 November 2017
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