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Question follow-through · 13475

Accident and Emergency Departments: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the legal framework governing the care of people experiencing a mental health crisis in emergency departments.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
26 Jun 2026
Target answer date
30 Jun 2026
Answer
17 Jul 2026 · 21 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the legal framework governing the care of people experiencing a mental health crisis in emergency departments.

  2. 30 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    People who are acutely unwell and in a mental health crisis often do go to accident and emergency (A&E), and in some cases, a Mental Health Act assessment may be needed. In some cases, often due to distress or delays, the person may try to leave A&amp...

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