Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 101712
Mental Health Services: Standards
Tabled: 18 December 2025
Answered: 27 January 2026
Question
James McMurdock
Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the reasons for ICB non-compliance with the 72-hour follow-up requirement for mental health inpatients.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedThe national ambition is for all mental health trusts to ensure 80% of patients discharged from adult acute mental health inpatient settings are followed up within 72 hours, and is intended to bring focus not just to the timeliness of follow-up, but also ...
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