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<p>The Government holds the National Health Service to account for achieving parity
of esteem as required by the Health and Social Care Act 2012, through setting objectives
in the NHS England Mandate for 2013-15 and the refreshed Mandate for 2014-15. In addition
to measuring progress on specific objectives in the Mandate, outcomes for mental health
patients are monitored through the NHS Outcomes Framework, which forms an essential
part of the way in which the Secretary of State holds NHS England to account.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our recently published five-year plan,<em> Achieving Better
Access to Mental Health Services by 2020,</em> sets out action the Government is taking
to provide better access to mental health services within the next year, including
the first ever national waiting time standards for mental health services. It also
sets out our vision for further progress by 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>£40
million in additional funding has been identified to enable change in the current
financial year, and a further £80 million will be freed up for 2015-16 to support
implementation of waiting times in mental health services.</p><p> </p>
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