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Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to harmonise referral (a) rules and (b) procedures for mental health crisis support across regional NHS trusts; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impa

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
30 May 2025
Target answer date
3 Jun 2025
Answer
9 Jun 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 30 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to harmonise referral (a) rules and (b) procedures for mental health crisis support across regional NHS trusts; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impa

  2. 3 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    We recognise the importance of ensuring equitable access to mental health crisis support across all regions, including in South East Cornwall. Substantial progress has been achieved in building more robust crisis care pathways across all ages and in all r...

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