Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 102915

Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

Tabled: 5 January 2026

Answered: 20 January 2026

Question

Natalie Fleet

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time for patients awaiting assessment by a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service doctor has been for each of the last five years for which data is available in a) Derb

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

The following table shows the median waiting time in days between a referral start date and the end of the year for referrals for children and young people aged under 18 years old supported through National Health Service funded mental health, who are sti...

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