Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered am ar 12 Awst 2024.
Al Pinkerton
Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol, Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve child and adolescent mental health services in (a) Surrey Heath Constituency and (b) Surrey.
Stephen Kinnock
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
It is unacceptable that many children and young people are not receiving mental health care and support when they need it, and we know that waiting times for mental health services are far too long. The Government is determined to change that.
At a national level, the Government will recruit 8,500 additional staff across children and adult mental health services, and will introduce a specialist mental health professional in every school. The Government will roll out open access Young Futures hubs for children and young people in every community, including in Surrey Heath Constituency and Surrey.
Responsibility for onward commissioning of mental health services sits with integrated care boards (ICB). It is the role of local ICB decision-makers to consider the implications of mental health services, specific to each geography and including from the perspectives of healthcare professionals, patient advocacy groups, and local authorities.
Yes5 people think so
No4 people think not
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