Question follow-through · 99040
Mental Health Services: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the introduction of digital and AI tools in mental health care enhances rather than replaces the work of qualified counsellors and psychotherapist
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 10 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 29 Dec 2025 · 19 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the introduction of digital and AI tools in mental health care enhances rather than replaces the work of qualified counsellors and psychotherapist
15 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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29 Dec 2025
Answer published
To deliver the shift from analogue to digital that is set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, we will create a digital front door for mental health care through the NHS App to boost access to early support and empower people to take steps to manage their symp...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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