Sixty-Fifth Report - Progress in improving NHS mental health services

Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee HC 1000 21 July 2023
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 27 items (2 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 27 of 27 classified)
Accepted 24
Acknowledged 1
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 1
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Sixth-fifth report from Session 2022-23 · published 24 Sep 2023
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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21 Conclusion Acknowledged
Government's long-term ambition remains achieving ‘parity of esteem’ between mental and physical health services.
Conclusion
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 Summary
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.
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