Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 38336

Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists

Tabled: 13 March 2025

Answered: 2 April 2025

Named Day

Question

Sojan Joseph

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of adults with severe mental illness who are currently waiting for treatment from community mental health services; and what steps he is taking to reduce wai

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

As of 31 January 2025, there were 188,009 people with 211,891 referrals waiting for treatment from community mental health services. Treatment has been defined as receiving a second care contact, where the person attended the care contact and was spoken t...

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