Progress Improving Mental Health Services

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 15 Feb 2023 Closed: 24 Sep 2023 Parliament page
The NHS has a long-standing ambition to close the gap between mental and physical health services. Since 2014 it has implemented various initiatives, including the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health and the NHS Long Term Plan. Based on the NAO investigation into progress improving mental health services , … Read more
2 Recommendations
25 Conclusions
1 Report
2 Oral sessions
1 Letter
2 Events
Activity timeline 7 events
Oral evidence sessions 2 sessions
Progress Improving Mental Health Services
Amanda Pritchard · NHS England Claire Murdoch · NHS England Matthew Style · Department of Health and Social Care Professor Sir Stephen Powis · NHS England Sir Chris Wormald · Department of Health and Social Care
Pre-panel: Improving Mental Health Services
Andy Bell · Centre for Mental Health Chris Dzikiti · Care Quality Commission Peter Devlin · Essex County Council Victoria Tzortziou-Brown · Royal College of GPs
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
21 Conclusion Acknowledged
Sixty-Fifth Report - Progress in i…
Government's long-term ambition remains achieving ‘parity of esteem’ between mental and physical health services.
From 2011, the government acknowledged a large ‘treatment gap’ for people with mental health conditions. It set out that its long-term ambitions were to improve support and services for people with mental health problems and achieve ‘parity of esteem’ between … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees with the recommendation and states that DHSC is working with NHS England to produce a definition of parity of esteem, with an update expected in January 2024.
HM Treasury
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Government Response AI assessment · 27 of 2 classified

Total 2 recs + 25 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
15 May 2023 Public Accounts Committee session on progress in improving mental health services on 20 April 2023 – follow up letter
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