United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 203585
Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists
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19 October 2023
Last action
24 October 2023 · Answer
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24 October 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the average time taken for an individual to receive a mental health (a) assessment and (b) diagnosis.
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19 October 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the average time taken for an individual to receive a mental health (a) assessment and (b) diagnosis.
Source: Commons
24 October 2023
Answer
No such formal assessment has been made. The demand on National Health Service mental health services has risen significantly as the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise in the cost of living on people’s mental health continue to be felt. The NHS...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-10-19/203585
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1666060
- uk · wq-1666060 · source updated 24 October 2023