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Suicide: Men

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether steps have been taken to ensure neighbourhood health delivers effective suicide prevention support for middle aged men.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
29 May 2026
Target answer date
2 Jun 2026
Answer
17 Jun 2026 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether steps have been taken to ensure neighbourhood health delivers effective suicide prevention support for middle aged men.

  2. 2 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Government recognises the importance of effective suicide prevention support for middle-aged men, who remain disproportionately affected by suicide.The Government’s 10-Year Health Plan sets out ambitious reforms to shift healthcare from hospital to co...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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