Mental Health Care: Vulnerable Children Debate
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Lord Cotter
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Mental Health Care: Vulnerable Children
Lord Cotter Excerpts(7 years ago)
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Lord O'Shaughnessy
I think this picture of a fragmented service is one that the CQC report highlights. One of the ways in which the Government are trying to address that is through incentive payments in the tariff system to make sure that trusts are incentivised to join up care, particularly when children are moving from place to place.
Lord Cotter (LD)
The Minister mentioned concerns about mental health, but crisis teams are reported not to be available in all parts of the country for under-18s, who are very vulnerable. Will the Minister look into crisis teams not being available for under-18s in many parts of the country?
Lord O'Shaughnessy
The noble Lord is highlighting that there is a good deal of variation, which is again highlighted in the CQC review. I think that is what he is describing in terms of crisis teams. I will certainly look into that and write to him with more details.