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<p>The NHS Long Term Plan commits to “test four-week waiting times for adult and older
adult community mental health teams, with selected local areas”.</p><p> </p><p>The
‘Clinically-led Review of NHS Access Standards’ Interim Report, published in March
2019, states that NHS England will test four-week waiting times for adult and older
adult community mental health teams with selected local areas. As part of this work,
the report states that NHS England will “consider the interfaces with specialist community
mental health services, particularly where there is an existing evidence base for
rapid direct access, such as adult eating disorder services, or early intervention
in psychosis services, for which there is already a national access and waiting time
standard in place.”</p><p> </p><p>The interim report sets out the initial proposals
for testing changes to access standards in mental health services, cancer care, elective
care and urgent and emergency care. The proposals will be field tested at a selection
of pilot sites across England, before wider implementation. The information gathered
through field testing and engagement will inform final recommendations from this Review,
and ahead of full implementation beginning spring 2020.</p>
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