Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 197298

Mental Health Services: Coronavirus

Tabled: 1 September 2023
Answered: 8 September 2023

Question

Helen Morgan

Liberal Democrat — North Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on (a) waiting times for mental health care services and (b) the quality of mental health care provision in each of the last three

Answer

We have made no specific assessments. The COVID-19 pandemic inevitably caused service disruption and increased pressure on mental health services contributing to rising need, demand and complexity of presentations.Despite these significant challenges, men...
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