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<p>Five of the clinical pathways referred to on page 36 of the Five Year Forward View
for Mental Health have been published to date. These are for early intervention in
psychosis, urgent and emergency liaison mental health services, services for children
and young people with eating disorders, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies
pathway for long term conditions, and the perinatal mental health pathway.</p><p>
</p><p>Two more pathways, those focusing on crisis and acute mental health, and children
and young people’s mental health care, are under development.</p><p> </p><p>The remaining
pathways are being reviewed to ensure they align with the new commitments and direction
set out in the NHS Long Term Plan. NHS England has not confirmed the date of publication
for these remaining pathways.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan has committed to
specific waiting times targets for emergency mental health services which will take
effect for the first time from 2020, and will be set to align with the equivalent
targets for emergency physical health services. The Long Term Plan also contains commitments
to test and roll out comprehensive waiting time standards for adults and children
over the next decade.</p>
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