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
24 Sep
2023
Report published
21 Jul
2023
Report published
15 May
2023
Correspondence
20 Apr
2023
Oral evidence
20 Apr
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
17 Apr
2023
Oral evidence
17 Apr
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 2 sessions
20 Apr 2023
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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
17 Apr 2023
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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
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Sixty-Fifth Report - Progress in improving NHS mental health ser… HC 1000 21 Jul 2023 27 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
15 Conclusion Deferred
Sixty-Fifth Report - Progress in i…
Eating disorder waiting time standards unmet, while mental health standards remain too limited
We are concerned about the NHS still not meeting the eating disorder service standards, and how long young people suffering from eating disorders have to wait for treatment. NHSE explained to us that this is because it took time for … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledges existing waiting time standards for specific services and states its aim to publish data for mental health community waiting times by the end of the financial year. After collecting robust baseline data, work will begin to analyze and consider appropriate performance standards, with an update in January 2024.
HM Treasury
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Government Response AI assessment · 27 of 2 classified
Accepted 24
Acknowledged 1
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 1
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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