Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 36918

Mental Health Services: Standards

Tabled: 10 March 2025
Answered: 24 March 2025

Question

Julia Buckley

LabourShrewsbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve provision of mental health services to acute mental health patients leaving in-patient facilities.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The statutory guidance on discharge from mental health inpatient settings makes clear that National Health Service mental health trusts should have a clear plan in place for the ongoing care and support that a patient requires after discharge from a menta...

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