Mental Health Services
(asked on 4th January 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons that mental health services place limits on (a) how long patients can receive care and (b) the number of sessions they receive.
This question was answered on 14th January 2019
Decisions on length of treatment and number of sessions for specific mental health services, are based on clinical need. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines are in place which set out these requirements in detail.