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Written question asked by Lord Pendry (Non-affiliated) on Tuesday, 11 October 2022, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 October 2022. It was answered by Lord Markham (Conservative) on Friday, 28 October 2022 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Mental Health Services: Standards

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve mental health (1) services, and (2) access, across England.

Answer

We are investing an additional £2.3 billion a year to expand mental health services in England by 2023/24 and support a further two million people to access National Health Service-funded mental health services. As announced in ‘Our plan for patients’, we will continue to increase the availability of mental health support for adults, children and young people.

We are also addressing disparities in mental health and wellbeing outcomes in groups which experience worse outcomes than the general population. In response to the ‘Mental health and wellbeing plan: discussion paper and call for evidence’, we received submissions from 5,273 respondents in England. We are currently considering these responses and further information will be available in due course.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL2496
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Mental health services Standards
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk