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1201176

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to implement all of the recommendations from the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act 1983.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	56173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>We have committed to publishing a White Paper which will set out the Government’s response to Sir Simon Wessely’s Independent Review of the Mental Health Act 1983 and pave the way for reform of the Act.</p><p>We will publish our White Paper as soon as it is possible to do so. We will consult publicly on our proposals and will bring forward a Bill to amend the Act when parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries grouped question UIN 56172 question first answered 12/06/2020 14:28:28 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1200806

registered interest
date	05/06/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many new referrals there were to NHS secondary mental health services in March and April (a) 2020 and (b) 2019.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	55126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td><p>April 2019</p></td><td><p>March 2020</p></td><td><p>April 2020<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Referrals to mental health services starting in reporting period<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>321,326</p></td><td><p>303,373</p></td><td><p>297,516</p></td><td><p>Not yet available</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source</em>: Mental Health Services Data Set, NHS Digital<sup>3</sup></p><p> </p><p><em>Notes</em>:</p><p><sup>1 </sup>A person may have had more than one referral within any given period.</p><p><sup>2</sup> Data for April 2020 are still being collected and analysed.</p><p><sup>3</sup> Caution should be made when comparing data as the coverage of the Mental Health Services Data Set has increased with 266 providers submitting data in March 2020 compared to 171 providers in March 2019.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 12/06/2020 14:33:42 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 27880 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1200823

registered interest
date	05/06/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many new referrals there were to NHS secondary mental health services in March and April 2020 compared to the same period in 2019.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	55099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td><p>April 2019</p></td><td><p>March 2020</p></td><td><p>April 2020<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Referrals to mental health services starting in reporting period<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>321,326</p></td><td><p>303,373</p></td><td><p>297,516</p></td><td><p>Not yet available</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Mental Health Services Data Set, NHS Digital<sup>3</sup></p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p><sup>1 </sup>A person may have had more than one referral within any given period.</p><p><sup>2</sup> Data for April 2020 are still being collected and analysed.</p><p><sup>3</sup> Caution should be made when comparing data as the coverage of the Mental Health Services Data Set has increased with 266 providers submitting data in March 2020 compared to 171 providers in March 2019.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 15/06/2020 16:52:05 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1200824

registered interest
date	05/06/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure a safe return to face to face mental health appointments for people with severe mental illness.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	55100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>Throughout the COVID-19 outbreak, the National Health Service has been clear on the importance of maintaining face to face care for those patients who need it, and of patient choice in determining suitability for digital appointments. <br></p><p>When delivering face to face appointments, mental health services are expected to follow the latest guidance on the use of personal protective equipment in healthcare settings to support infection prevention and control. Services will be further enabled by the roll out of the NHS Test and Trace service to reduce transmission risk and deliver face to face services in as safe a way as possible.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries grouped question UIN 55127 question first answered 16/06/2020 16:44:59 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1192878

registered interest
date	04/05/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many referrals were received in England for NHS Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Services in each week since 1 March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	43110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2020 answer text <p>The requested data is not yet available as it is still being collected. When collected, it will be published in the National Health Service mental health services monthly statistics.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 14/05/2020 15:28:33 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1184357

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of medicated patients being cared for in mental health facilities indefinitely.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	27988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>We have made no such estimate. There is no central National Health Service collection of information on medicines issued to individual patients in NHS hospitals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 16/03/2020 16:05:59 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1184358

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is available to patients in mental health facilities for prolonged periods of time to challenge the diagnosis or treatment they have received.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	27989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>Where a patient is subject to the Mental Health Act 1983 for over three months, they have the right to a Second Opinion Appointed Doctor who will confirm a patient’s capacity to consent to treatment, and review whether continuing medication is necessary.</p><p>Patients subject to the Act can also access Independent Mental Health Advocates who provide support to patients to exercise their rights and ensure they can participate in the decisions that are made about their care and treatment.</p><p> </p><p>Patients also have the right to appeal to an independent tribunal, which has the power to discharge patients from their detention under the Act.</p><p><br> For mental health patients not detained under the Mental Health Act, there is no legal right to a second opinion. However, as standard clinical practice National Health Service trusts will have arrangements in place for second opinion requests.</p><p><br> <br></p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 16/03/2020 16:07:23 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1180984

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2020 to Question 15025 on Mental Health Services, what plans he has to provide access to talking therapies in addition to IAPT for patients in the NHS in England.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	21225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>Local clinical commissioning groups should commission services that meet the needs of their local communities. Based on their assessment of local need, this may include offering talking therapies outside of, and in addition to, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 04/03/2020 12:14:50 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1180518

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of caseloads for community mental health teams; and whether he has plans to allocate additional funding from the public purse to support those teams.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	20621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>The mental health workforce plan, ‘Stepping Forward: a mental health workforce plan for England’ sets out an ambition for 21,000 new posts across the mental health system occupied by 19,000 new staff. This plan also includes the aim for 6000 full time posts in mental health trusts to come through improved retention.</p><p><br> Under the NHS Long Term Plan, we have announced a £975 million investment in transforming community mental health services. The first tranche of funding will provide 12 pilot sites with 1,000 extra staff and bring together primary and specialist care to better support people’s physical and mental health and better link with other local services such as housing. <br></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries grouped question UIN 20622 21285 question first answered 04/03/2020 11:59:37 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1180519

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that community mental health workers are able to manage their caseloads.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	20622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>The mental health workforce plan, ‘Stepping Forward: a mental health workforce plan for England’ sets out an ambition for 21,000 new posts across the mental health system occupied by 19,000 new staff. This plan also includes the aim for 6000 full time posts in mental health trusts to come through improved retention.</p><p><br> Under the NHS Long Term Plan, we have announced a £975 million investment in transforming community mental health services. The first tranche of funding will provide 12 pilot sites with 1,000 extra staff and bring together primary and specialist care to better support people’s physical and mental health and better link with other local services such as housing. <br></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries grouped question UIN 20621 21285 question first answered 04/03/2020 11:59:37 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves