Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to publish proposals for introducing a maximum four hour wait for acute adult mental health care and bringing greater parity between mental and physical health.

NHS England has made significant progress in relation to the development of a comprehensive set of mental health care pathways, including an acute mental health care pathway.

Whilst much of the pathway content has been finalised, the material is currently being reviewed to ensure that it is in line with the wider Five Year Forward View strategy and that it provides the most helpful guidance to both commissioners and providers in relation to the commissioning and implementation of services to improve access and outcomes for people with mental health problems.