§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what consideration her Department and the national health service management executive have given to collecting and publishing figures on the waiting lists for NHS clinical psychologists; and what response she has made to the survey of the national health service clinical waiting lists by the British Psychological Society, a copy of which has been sent to her.
§ Mr. SackvilleWe have no plans to collect and publish figures on waiting lists for conditions requiring treatment by national health service clinical psychologists. A copy of the survey was sent to the Department on 24 November and is being considered. Decisions about the clinical psychologist services provided locally are for local purchasers to determine, based on the assessed health needs of their resident population.