Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many referrals were made to NHS gambling clinics in (1) 2022, (2) 2023, and (3) 2024.
Data on referrals to National Health Service gambling clinics for treatment is collected by financial year. In 2021/22, there were 1013 referrals, while in 2022/23, there were 1389, and in 2023/24, there were 2,284.
Data for the first two quarters of the 2024/25 financial year will be available soon.