Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 51579

Postnatal Depression

Tabled: 12 May 2025
Answered: 20 May 2025
Named Day

Question

Kirith Entwistle

LabourBolton North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times were the partners of women diagnosed with postnatal depression (a) engaged with and (b) assessed for their mental health by NHS mental health services in the most recent 12 month per

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
NHS England collects some management data on the mental health service offers made to partners. However, this data is not centrally validated.