Question follow-through · 69694

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing for people who have been diagnosed with PTSD in Greater Manchester

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
1 Sept 2025 · 42 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, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing for people who have been diagnosed with PTSD in Greater Manchester

  2. 1 Sept 2025

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  3. 1 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board is responsible for commissioning services to meet the mental health needs of people across Greater Manchester. Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing is recommended as a treatment option for adults w...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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