Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 44662

Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists

Tabled: 7 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025

Question

Pippa Heylings

Liberal DemocratSouth Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to announce further steps to help reduce waiting times for mental health treatment.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Nationally, we plan to recruit an additional 8,500 mental health workers across children and adult mental health services in England to reduce delays and provide faster treatment. We will also introduce access to a specialist mental health professional in...

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