Mental Health Services
(asked on 28th January 2020) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
What steps he is taking to improve access to mental health services.
This question was answered on 28th January 2020
No one should face a long wait to access mental health support.
We committed to investing an extra £2.3 billion a year in mental health services by 2023/24. This will give 380,000 more adults access to psychological therapies and 345,000 more children and young people greater support. We have introduced the first ever access and waiting time standards for mental health, and will be testing and rolling out comprehensive waiting time standards for adults and children.