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Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the backlog of people waiting for elective mental health care.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
3 Feb 2025
Target answer date
5 Feb 2025
Answer
12 Feb 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the backlog of people waiting for elective mental health care.

  2. 5 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 12 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    Patients have been let down for too long whilst they wait for the care they need. Currently, the elective waiting list stands at 7.48 million patient pathways, with over six million people waiting. We are committed to putting patients first, making sure t...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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