Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 72058

Mental Illness: Greater Manchester

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 15 September 2025

Question

Tom Morrison

Liberal DemocratCheadle

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting lists for psychiatric diagnoses in Greater Manchester.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
Nationally, the Government is investing an extra £688 million this year to transform mental health services.We are also delivering on our commitment to recruit an additional 8,500 mental health workers for children and adults by the end of this Parliament...

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