Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to (a) ensure clear treatment pathways for people with obsessive compulsive disorder and (b) promote informed choices by patients about such treatment.

Health Education England provides the MindEd e-Learning for free to healthcare professionals that includes a session on obsessive compulsive disorder.

Patients who are diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder may be referred to physiological therapy services.

We have introduced the first ever access and waiting standards for mental health services. In December 2016, 89.4% of people who needed access to talking therapies were seen within six weeks (target 75%). And 98.5% were seen within 18 weeks (target 95%).