Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to routinely publish waiting time data for community adult mental health services.

Waiting time data for community adult mental health services is already routinely published.

Since July 2023, NHS England has included waiting time metrics for referrals to community-based mental health services in its monthly mental health statistics publication, to help services target the longest waits. The latest information on wait times is available at the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-talking-therapies-monthly-statistics-including-employment-advisors