Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 38693

Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists

Tabled: 17 March 2025
Answered: 28 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Helen Morgan

Liberal Democrat — North Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps action he is taking to help reduce waiting times for mental health treatment in (a) Shropshire and (b) England.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The latest NHS Talking Therapies data for England show that as of December 2024, 91.2% of people completing treatment waited less than six weeks for their first appointment, against a target of 75%. Additionally, 98.4% of people completing treatment waite...
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