Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 100347
Mental Health Services
Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 7 January 2026
Question
Sir Julian Smith
Conservative — Skipton and Ripon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring that NHS mental health trusts do not discharge patients with high PHQ-9 and GAD-7 scores without robust safety planning and fol
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedIn 2024, statutory guidance was issued on discharge from all mental health, and learning disability and autism inpatient settings, under the NHS Act 2006. The guidance also sets out that prior to discharge, robust planning and safety management should be ...
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