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Mental Health Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of compliance with the Mental Health Investment Standard by ICBs in each of the last four years.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
24 Mar 2025
Target answer date
26 Mar 2025
Answer
2 Apr 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 24 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of compliance with the Mental Health Investment Standard by ICBs in each of the last four years.

  2. 26 Mar 2025

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  3. 2 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The following table shows the number of integrated care boards (ICBs), formerly clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), meeting the Mental Health Investment Standard, meaning that their investment in mental health services increased in line with their overa...

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