Mental Health Treatment: Waiting Times Debate

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Mental Health Treatment: Waiting Times

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Monday 3rd February 2025

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Baroness Merron Portrait Baroness Merron (Lab)
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I am glad for the understanding of the noble Lord. NHS England is encouraging the local use of digital tools, for example digitally enabled therapies, and it is an extremely helpful way also of managing waiting lists so people are not just left waiting but they are held and supported, often through digital means.

Lord Paddick Portrait Lord Paddick (Non-Afl)
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My Lords, I declare my interest as set out in the register. A policy of the police not attending mental health incidents, called “right care, right person”, was developed by Humberside Police and adopted by the Metropolitan Police. What assessment has been made of the impact of this policy on those suffering from mental health issues?

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