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
Labour — Shrewsbury
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 KinnockThe 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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