Question follow-through · 69732

Mental Health Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve mental health provision in (a) rural and (b) agricultural communities.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
21 Jul 2025
Target answer date
1 Sept 2025
Answer
2 Sept 2025 · 43 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 21 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve mental health provision in (a) rural and (b) agricultural communities.

  2. 1 Sept 2025

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  3. 2 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    We are working with NHS England on a refreshed workforce plan, which will revolve around the three shifts to deliver our 10-Year Health Plan: moving more care from hospitals to communities; making better use of technology in health and care; and focusing ...

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