Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 10302

Mental Health Services

Tabled: 21 October 2024
Answered: 29 October 2024

Question

Tom Hayes

LabourBournemouth East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's polices of recent trends in levels of unmet need for mental health support.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Lord Darzi’s independent review of the National Health Service in England found that too many people were waiting too long for mental health support from the NHS, with approximately 1 million people waiting for mental health services as of April 2024.As p...

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