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UIN 99028

Mental Health Services: Out of Area Treatment

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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6 January 2022

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2 March 2022 · Answer

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2 March 2022

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of mental health patients in out of area placements; and how much that practice cost the NHS in (a) 2020 and (b) 2021.

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  1. 6 January 2022

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of mental health patients in out of area placements; and how much that practice cost the NHS in (a) 2020 and (b) 2021.

    Source: Commons

  2. 2 March 2022

    Answer

    No formal assessment has been made. The NHS Long Term Plan maintained the ambition in the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health to eliminate inappropriate acute adult out of area placements (OAPs) by 2020/21. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic respo...

    Source: Written answer

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