Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish their response to the report by the Independent Commission on Adult Acute Psychiatric Care in England Old Problems, New Solutions, published in February 2016; and if so, when.

NHS England intends to publish a formal response to the Independent Commission on Adult Acute Psychiatric Care in England as soon as the contents of the acute mental healthcare pathway have been finalised.

An acute mental health care pathway for adults, including best practice case studies, has been developed. This is currently being reviewed to ensure that it is in line with and supports the wider Five Year Forward View for Mental Health and the long-term plan for the National Health Service (which is currently in development following the Government’s announcement of a new five-year funding settlement for the NHS, which would deliver an average annual growth of 3.4% over the next five years). The aim is to ensure that the pathway provides the most helpful and relevant guidance to both commissioners and providers within the current context.