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	registered interest
	date	12/10/2020
	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 he is taking to ensure the adequacy of the capacity of NHS mental health services during periods of high levels of unemployment.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
	uin	102177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>We recognise the additional pressures on mental health services due to the COVID-19 pandemic, its impact on the economy and levels of unemployment. National Health Service mental health services have remained open for business throughout this time, including delivering support digitally and by phone. For those with severe needs or in crisis, NHS mental health providers have established 24 hours per day, seven days a week mental health crisis lines.</p><p>We are working with the NHS, Public Health England and other key partners to gather evidence and assess the potential longer-term mental health impacts, and plan for how to support mental health and wellbeing throughout the coming weeks and months.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 20/10/2020 08:50:31 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

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	registered interest
	date	23/11/2022
	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 encourage local councils to utilise approved mental health supported placement providers to alleviate the pressure on hospitals.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
	uin	94862
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>We are providing £500 million through the Adult Social Care Discharge Fund to support measures which can ease patient flow in hospitals, including addressing the length of stay and delayed discharges from mental health inpatient settings. However, local areas are responsible for determining this funding should be allocated based on local circumstances.</p><p>Through the NHS Long Term Plan, we are supporting individuals to stay well in their communities and reduce demand on inpatient services. The Plan has committed approximately £1 billion for community mental health services by 2023/24 to increase access to high quality, timely care for those with severe mental illness.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 30/11/2022 10:57:12 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 37818 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy