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
22 Conclusion Not Addressed
Sixty-Fifth Report - Progress in i…
Despite increased access, significant treatment gaps and long waiting lists persist for mental health services.
It is good to see that the number of people accessing NHS funded mental services has increased, from 3.6 million in 2016–17 to 4.5 million in 2021–22. However, this equates to only around one third of people with mental health … Read more
Government Response
The government's response did not address the committee's conclusion regarding the persistent treatment gaps and long waiting lists in mental health services, instead providing a boilerplate agreement and an update on defining 'parity of esteem'.
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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