Oral Question·Department of Health and Social Care
“What steps his Department is taking to improve access to mental health services.”
Tabled: 5 February 2025Answered: 11 February 2025
Asked by
Munira Wilson
Liberal Democrat — Twickenham
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Care (Stephen Kinnock)
After 14 years of Tory neglect and incompetence, we inherited a broken NHS, and nowhere is that more apparent than in our mental health services. Too many people are waiting too long to access the care they need. To fix that, we will recruit 8,500 more mental health workers; provide access to specialist mental health professionals in every school, as the hon. Member has called for; roll out Young Futures hubs in communities; and modernise the Mental Health Act 1983.