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<p>We are making good progress towards the children and young people’s eating disorder
waiting time target, with the latest data (April – June 2019) showing:</p><p> </p><ul><li>77.7%
of young people started treatment for an urgent case within one week against a target
of 95% by 2020/21; and</li><li>83.4% of young people started treatment for a routine
case within four weeks against a target of 95% by 2020/21.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The
NHS Long Term Plan commits the National Health Service to test comprehensive waiting
time standards for adults and children over the next decade. This builds on the already
established waiting time standards for children and young people’s eating disorder
services, early intervention for psychosis that covers all ages and adult Improving
Access to Psychological Therapies services. All of these standards are being met or
are on track for delivery by 2020/21, in line with previous commitments.</p><p> </p><p>With
regard to waiting time targets for children and young people’s mental health services,
NHS England is currently working with 12 pilot sites nationally to test approaches
that could feasibly deliver a four-week waiting time for access to NHS support. Delivering
and maintaining a waiting time across the large and complex children and young people’s
mental health pathway is a challenge, and we are proceeding carefully so as not to
establish any perverse incentives.</p><p> </p><p>The pilots will test not only what
it takes to achieve and maintain a four-week waiting time, but also how best to define
and measure this access to specialist children and young people’s mental health services.</p><p>
</p><p>The agreed pilots end in 2020/21. Results will then be evaluated, and this
will inform a recommendation to Government on the potential development and roll out
of access and waiting time standards for all children and young people who need specialist
mental health services.</p><p> </p>
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