Asked by: Simon Danczuk (Independent - Rochdale)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made in achieving parity of esteem for mental health services.
Answered by Alistair Burt
Good mental health is very important to this Government. Having legislated for parity of esteem, this Government will take mental health as seriously as physical health and hold the National Health Service to account for making progress towards parity of esteem. We have committed to introducing new access and waiting standards and will ensure these are delivered.
Asked by: Simon Danczuk (Independent - Rochdale)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of people in Rochdale who are seeking talking therapy treatment have to wait for over three months to find out whether they will receive such treatment.
Answered by Norman Lamb
The data is not available in the format requested. Data from the Health and Social Care Information Centre shows that in 2013-14 21.2% of patients requiring Improving Access to Psychological Therapies treatment in Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Clinical Commissioning Group area waited over 90 days from referral to first treatment.
Asked by: Simon Danczuk (Independent - Rochdale)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time is for talking therapies in (a) Rochdale and (b) nationwide.
Answered by Norman Lamb
The following table shows the mean and median waiting times nationally and for Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) area from referral to first treatment for Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services in 2013-14.
Area | Median waiting time (days) | Mean waiting time (days) |
England | 21 | 39.5 |
Heywood, Middleton & Rochdale CCG | 29 | 61.9 |
Source: Health and Social Care Information Centre