Written question asked by Louise Haigh (Labour) on Monday, 10 January 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 January 2022 (named day). It was answered by Gillian Keegan (Conservative) on Monday, 24 January 2022 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Mental Health Services: Sheffield

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of the 400 mental health support teams to be delivered by April 2023 will be in Sheffield.

Original answer: The information on the number of mental health support teams and funding allocated for Sheffield is not held in the format requested. Data on mental health support teams will be published as it becomes available at integrated care system (ICS) level. Eleven mental health support teams are planned to be in place across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw ICS by 2023/24. NHS Long Term Plan funding for the delivery of mental health support teams has been allocated across National Health Service regions using a fair-share model based on weighted population.

The answer was corrected by Gillian Keegan (Conservative)

on Thursday, 24 February 2022 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Corrected answer: The information on the number of mental health support teams and funding allocated for Sheffield is not held in the format requested. Data on mental health support teams will be published as it becomes available at integrated care system (ICS) level. Sixteen ~~Eleven~~ mental health support teams are planned to be in place across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw ICS by 2023/24. NHS Long Term Plan funding for the delivery of mental health support teams has been allocated across National Health Service regions using a fair-share model based on weighted population.

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