Mental Health Services
(asked on 31st October 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department provides to signpost mental health patients with financial difficulties to specialised support services.
This question was answered on 7th November 2016
The Department would expect local services to signpost and refer people to specialised support services, such as financial management and debt relief. Those with common mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression may access Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services for treatment. People with more serious mental ill health would be referred to secondary mental health services.