Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 36609

Mental Health Services: West Midlands

Tabled: 10 March 2025
Answered: 20 March 2025

Question

Sir Andrew Mitchell

ConservativeSutton Coldfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to help reduce the average waiting times for accessing NHS mental health services in the West Midlands.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
As part of our mission to build a National Health Service that is fit for the future and that is there when people need it, the Government will recruit an additional 8,500 mental health workers to reduce delays and provide faster treatment which will also...

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