United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 36640
Accident and Emergency Departments: Mental Illness
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20 July 2021
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6 September 2021 · Answer
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6 September 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional support he is making available to NHS Accident and Emergency staff to carry out mental health assessments.
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20 July 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional support he is making available to NHS Accident and Emergency staff to carry out mental health assessments.
Source: Commons
6 September 2021
Answer
NHS Accident and Emergency staff do not carry out mental health assessments under the Mental Health Act (1983).Under the NHS Long Term Plan, NHS England and NHS Improvement are expanding the provision of liaison mental health services in all general hospi...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-07-20/36640
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1348709
- uk · wq-1348709 · source updated 6 September 2021