Therapy access barriers
Long waiting times and accessibility restrictions for vital psychological therapies for mental health inpatients.
20 items
1 source
8 inquiries
Source spread
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Therapy access barriers has been flagged across 1 independent accountability source:
20 inquiry recs
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Inquiry Recommendations (20)
FR-16 — Specialist Therapeutic Support
Recommendation: The Inquiry recommends that the UK government and the Welsh Government introduce a national guarantee that child victims of sexual abuse will be offered specialist and accredited therapeutic support. There should be sufficient supply of these services so that children …
Words of: HM Government, Government response to the final report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (CP 844), presented to Parliament by the Home Secretary, May 2023
Gov response: We accept that victims and survivors must be able to access effective systems for provision of therapeutic support. We will elicit views on the future of therapeutic support, including possible systemic changes to provision, through …
Accepted in part
In progress
89 — Church funding policy for victim support
Recommendation: The Church of England and the Church in Wales should each introduce a Church-wide policy on the funding and provision of support to victims and survivors of child sexual abuse concerning clergy, Church officers or those with some connection to …
No response yet
88 — Rehabilitation code for CSA civil claims
Recommendation: The International Underwriting Association of London should take the lead in the production of a code for the benefit of claimants who are bringing civil claims for child sexual abuse. The aim should be to produce a code, comparable to …
No response yet
R97 — Funded access to primary care
Recommendation: The SPPG must ensure that commissioning includes provision for people with learning disabilities and autistic people cared for in any facility to have fully funded access to primary care services. These may be provided by LD nurse practitioners/LD nurse consultants. …
No response yet
R96 — Access to mainstream mental health services
Recommendation: SPPG must ensure that people with learning disabilities and autistic people have access to mainstream (i.e. the same services that are available to those without a learning disability) mental health services, with appropriate adjustments for their disabilities.
No response yet
R29 — Psychology input to reduce restrictive practices
Recommendation: All facilities providing residential services for people with learning disabilities and autistic people should provide sufficient psychology input for each patient, to obviate the need for restrictive practices in all but the most exceptional circumstances.
No response yet
R10 — Access to allied health professionals
Recommendation: It is critical for the wellbeing of people with learning disabilities and autistic people that they are well supported by, and have access to, AHPs including psychologists, speech and language therapists (SALTs), occupational therapists (OTs), podiatrists and dieticians. These AHPs …
No response yet
82 — Awareness of support resources
Recommendation: Ensuring that relatives are aware of the full range of counselling/support resources available including those external to the hospital and bringing these matters to the attention of the relatives.
Unknown
81 — Discuss counselling and support
Recommendation: Discussing counselling or long-term support needs with relatives, including the needs of wider family members and making contact with appropriate counselling/support agencies if requested.
Unknown
35 — Lists of psychiatrists and psychologists
Recommendation: Area Child Protection Committees should prepare lists of psychiatrists and psycholgists available to give professional advice when required (15.82).
Unknown
86 — Review CSA support services expenditure (England)
Recommendation: The Chair and Panel recommend that the Department of Health and Social Care, the Department for Education, the Ministry of Justice and the Home Office work together to establish current levels of public expenditure, and the effectiveness of that expenditure …
Words of: HM Government, Government response to the interim report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (Cm 9756), December 2018
Gov response: 63. The Government agrees that more clarity is needed on the effectiveness of public expenditure on services for victims of child sexual abuse. The recently published Victims Strategy includes commitments to undertake deep dives into …
Accepted
No update 2+ yrs
81 — Revised damages guidelines for CSA cases
Recommendation: The Judicial College should revise its Guidelines for the Assessment of General Damages in Personal Injury Cases to include a freestanding section on the damages that may be appropriate in cases of child sexual abuse. This new section of the …
No response yet
79 — Codes of practice for civil CSA claims
Recommendation: The Local Government Association and the Association of British Insurers should each produce codes of practice for responding to civil claims of child sexual abuse. The codes should include recognition of the long-term emotional and psychiatric or psychological effects of …
Words of: Association of British Insurers, ABI Code of Practice: Responding to Civil Claims of Child Sexual Abuse, August 2021
Gov response: This ABI Code of Practice: Responding to Civil Claims of Child Sexual Abuse has been produced with the aim of improving certain aspects of the civil claims process that are within insurers’ control for victims …
Accepted
IR2-17 — Bespoke Psychological Service
Recommendation: I recommend that without delay steps be taken to provide a bespoke psychological service in England.
Words of: UK Government, Full Government Response to the Infected Blood Inquiry's May 2024 Report (CP 1318), presented to Parliament by the Minister for the Cabinet Office, 14 May 2025
Gov response: With respect to recommendations 15 and 17 of the Second Interim Report, the Government acknowledges the immense psychological harm that has been caused as a result of this scandal, and is committed to offering psychological …
Accepted
IBI-A-8a — Supplementary Route for Affected Persons
Recommendation: The Minister give consideration to there being a supplementary route for people affected. This could include opening the supplemental award for severe psychological harm to people affected. He should involve parents, children, siblings, partners and carers, and their legal representatives …
Words of: Cabinet Office, Infected Blood Inquiry Additional Report: Government Response, 21 July 2025
Gov response: In his oral evidence to the Inquiry, the Minister for the Cabinet Office agreed to look again at how the Scheme compensates affected people through a supplementary route. The Government has accepted the Inquiry's recommendation …
Accepted in part
In progress
IBI-A-5a — Severe Psychological Harm
Recommendation: The approach of the Infected Blood Psychology Service is adopted so that both a diagnosis made by a psychiatric professional and a formulation-based opinion of all qualified psychological and counselling professionals are accepted as sufficient evidence of severe psychological harm …
Words of: Cabinet Office, Infected Blood Inquiry Additional Report: Government Response, 21 July 2025
Gov response: The Government accepts more needs to be done to test with the community the severity level and evidential requirements for those applying with severe psychological harm under the severe health condition award. The Government has …
Accepted in part
In progress
33 — Improve HMIP and IMB evidence gathering and reporting processes
Recommendation: HM Inspectorate of Prisons and Independent Monitoring Boards working within immigration removal centres must ensure that they have robust processes for: obtaining and reporting on an enhanced range of evidence and intelligence from detained people and those who represent or …
Words of: Home Office, Government response to the public inquiry into Brook House Immigration Removal Centre (CP 1041), March 2024
Gov response: 6.10.1. The Home Office has considered its reliance on external scrutiny organisations and the effectiveness of existing internal inspection mechanisms.
Accepted, fully or in part (not specified)
HIA-8 — Specialist Care and Assistance Facilities
Recommendation: Sufficient funds should be made available by government on a ring-fenced basis for a fixed period of ten years, subject to a review after five years, to establish dedicated specialist facilities in Belfast, Derry and, if necessary, at other suitable …
Gov response: No formal government response published. The Inquiry reported on 20 January 2017, the month the Northern Ireland Executive collapsed; the report The Executive Office and the Northern Ireland Office laid before Parliament in September 2019 …
Unknown
No update 2+ yrs
BRIS-14 — Provide support for patients experiencing anxiety due to increased medical knowledge
Recommendation: Patients should be supported in dealing with the additional anxiety sometimes created by greater knowledge.
Unknown
In progress
IR2-15 — Support Services for Applicants
Recommendation: I recommend that the scheme should include provision of the following support services to be provided without charge to the applicant: a) an advice and advocacy service, supplemented where necessary by discretionary access to independent legal advice and representation, where …
Words of: UK Government, Full Government Response to the Infected Blood Inquiry's May 2024 Report (CP 1318), presented to Parliament by the Minister for the Cabinet Office, 14 May 2025
Gov response: With respect to recommendations 15 and 17 of the Second Interim Report, the Government acknowledges the immense psychological harm that has been caused as a result of this scandal, and is committed to offering psychological …
Accepted