United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 101684
Mental Health Services: Telemedicine
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11 January 2022
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2 March 2022 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of telephone consultations for assessing patients with mental health problems compared to face to face consultation.
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11 January 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of telephone consultations for assessing patients with mental health problems compared to face to face consultation.
Source: Commons
2 March 2022
Answer
No formal assessment has been made. While remote service delivery is effective at meeting the majority of mental health needs, it does not replace the need for face-to-face appointments for a proportion of people whose needs cannot be met by telephone. Fo...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-01-11/101684
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1401901
- uk · wq-1401901 · source updated 2 March 2022