Rural mental health
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Closed
Inquiry
Improving the quality of mental health provision has been an increasing priority for the Government and the NHS in recent years. The NHS Long Term Plan, published on 7 January 2019 sets out the NHS’s aim to advancing mental health equalities, and commits it to providing an additional 380,000 people …
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Recommendations
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Conclusions
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Report
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Oral sessions
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Events
Activity timeline 12 events
3 Nov
2023
2023
18 May
2023
2023
Report published
12 Jul
2022
2022
Oral evidence
12 Jul
2022
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
21 Jun
2022
2022
Oral evidence
21 Jun
2022
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster
24 May
2022
2022
Oral evidence
24 May
2022
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster
26 Apr
2022
2022
Oral evidence
26 Apr
2022
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
15 Mar
2022
2022
Oral evidence
15 Mar
2022
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 5 sessions
12 Jul 2022
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Claire Murdoch · NHS England
Gillian Keegan · Department of Health and Social Care
Jonathan Baker · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Rt Hon The Lord Benyon · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Samantha Allen · North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Zoe Seager · Department of Health and Social Care
21 Jun 2022
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Dr Jaspreet Phull · Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Tim Sanders · Royal College of General Practitioners
Jacqui Morrissey · Samaritans
Kate Miles · DPJ Foundation
Professor Jim McManus · Hertfordshire County Council
Sarah Connery · Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
24 May 2022
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Carol Stockman · Cotswolds Community Wellbeing Service
Danny Hutchinson · Invictus Wellbeing
Edward Richardson · Farm Cornwall
Janette Smeeton · Derwent Rural Counselling Service
Mrs Melinda Raker · You Are Not Alone
Stephen Dodsworth · Darlington Farmers Auction Mart
Trudy Herniman · Farmerados
26 Apr 2022
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Alicia Chivers · Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution
Barbara Piranty · Gloucestershire Rural Community Council
Dan Mobbs · Mancroft Advice Project
Dr Jude McCann · Farming Community Network
Dr Rosie Allister · Vetlife
James Russell · British Veterinary Association
Karen Black · Off the Record Bristol
Melanie Costas · Rural Mental Health Matters
15 Mar 2022
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Dr David Rose · University of Reading
Dr Rebecca Wheeler · Centre for Rural Policy Research (CRPR), University of Exeter
Rachel Hutchings · Nuffield Trust
Sarah Hughes · Centre for Mental Health
Reports 1 report · click to expand
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth Report - Rural Mental Health | HC 248 | 18 May 2023 | 31 | Responded |
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
Fourth Report - Rural Mental Health
Provide detailed statement on NHS funding allocation formula for rural mental health needs.
We welcome the Government’s commitment to provide more funding for mental health and to ensure local mental health spending increases by the same proportion as overall increases in local health funding. Despite this, we are concerned by the possibility that …
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Government Response
The government described how NHS England's weighted capitation formula for Integrated Care Systems already accounts for rural area costs, by factoring in population age, supply-induced demand, distance of services, and ambulance response times. However, it did not provide the detailed statement of the process and formula requested for independent assurance.
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
Fourth Report - Rural Mental Health
Require Government to detail rural proofing, funding, transport, and digital health access plans.
We recommend that: a) the Government set out how rural proofing has been applied to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill; and work with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to rural proof the Levelling-Up metrics to ensure progress in rural …
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Government Response
The government states it already has extensive rural-proofing mechanisms and publishes annual reports, and describes existing digital therapy options. The Department for Transport will publish its Future of Transport Rural Strategy soon and will look for opportunities to work with other departments, but there is no specific response to setting out the geographical distribution of projected funding or issuing a call for evidence on digital access.