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Written question asked by Adam Dance (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 21 July 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 September 2025. It was answered by Stephen Kinnock (Labour) on Monday, 1 September 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Anxiety: Yeovil

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to support for people with anxiety in Yeovil constituency.

Answer

The NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board is responsible for commissioning services to meet the mental health needs of the people in Yeovil.

People with anxiety can self-refer to NHS Talking Therapies or their general practitioner can refer them. NHS Talking Therapies offer evidence-based psychological therapies to help with common mental health problems such as anxiety.

Nationally, the Government is investing an extra £688 million this year to transform mental health services by hiring more staff, delivering more talking therapies, and getting waiting lists down. We are delivering on our commitment to recruit an additional 8,500 mental health workers for children and adults by the end of this Parliament.  6,700 of these workers have been recruited since July 2024, meaning we are more than halfway towards our target.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
69647
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Mental health services Standards Yeovil Anxiety
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk