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Mental Health Services: Rural Areas

Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 11 February 2025.

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Photo of Josh MacAlister Josh MacAlister Labour, Whitehaven and Workington

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the provision of mental health services in rural areas.

Photo of Stephen Kinnock Stephen Kinnock Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Integrated care boards are responsible for providing mental health services to meet the needs of their local populations.

As part of our plan for change, we will reduce delays and provide faster treatment.

We are working with NHS England to transform mental health services, shift care from hospitals to local communities and increase access to support for people across the country, including rural areas.

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  • (Citation: HC Deb, 11 February 2025, cW)

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