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<p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Department has received representations about
waiting lists for talking therapies through parliamentary questions and from the <em>We
Need to Talk Coalition</em> which comprises 28 mental health charities, professional
organisations, Royal Colleges and service providers.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>
</p><p>The Department and NHS England’s recently published five-year plan for mental
health, <em>Achieving Better Access to Mental Health Services by 2020, </em>sets out
the immediate actions this year and next to achieve better access and waiting times
in mental health services. For the first time national standards for waiting times
in mental health services will be set. These will include treatment within six weeks
for 75% of people referred to the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme,
with 95% of people being treated within 18 weeks.</p><p> </p>
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