Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 66679
Mental Illness: Community Care
Tabled: 10 July 2025
Answered: 23 July 2025
Question
Lewis Atkinson
Labour — Sunderland Central
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to routinely publish waiting time data for community adult mental health services.
Answer
Stephen KinnockWaiting time data for community adult mental health services is already routinely published.
Since July 2023, NHS England has included waiting time metrics for referrals to community-based mental health services in its monthly mental health statistics publication, to help services target the longest waits. The latest information on wait times is available at the following link: