HL Deb 20 March 2000 vol 611 cc10-1WA
Lord Clement-Jones

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How much of this year's portion of the additional £700 million allocated for mental health services has gone to adult mental health services; and on which specific areas it has been spent; and [HL1304]

How much of the additional £700 million allocated for mental health services has been allocated to implementing the new National Service Framework; how much has been allocated for the current year; and whether the amount allocated to the implementation of National Service Frameworks is ring-fenced. [HL1305]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

In 1999–2000, additional funding of £127.7 million has been allocated to support implementation of the mental health strategy set out inModernising Mental Health Services, published in December 1998, and to prepare for implementation of the Mental Health National Service Framework from April 2000. The money is allocated as follows:

£40 million to the National Health Service for adult mental health services for 24-hour staffed care; assertive outreach; 24 hour access; antipsychotic drugs; additional secure places; Beacons and region-wide development activity;

£38 million through the mental health grant to local authorities for adult mental health services for approved social workers; rehabilitation and support services; training of front-line social care staff; developing of needs-based planning, mental health strategies and joint investment planning; and the appointment of a senior manager for mental health;

£15 million Strategic Assistance Fund for mentally disordered offenders;

£4 million Mental Health Partnership Fund to support innovative service strategies around broader mental health policy initiatives;

£12 million support for education and training for doctors and nurses;

£1.7 million for health promotion; and

£17 million estimated expenditure on drug treatments;

Allocations to health authorities are through unified allocations and bidding processes. Allocations to local authorities are hypothecated through the Mental Health Grant.

Money allocated for implementation of the Mental Health National Service Framework across health and social care will be identified through joint investment plans and will be robustly scrutinised through performance management systems to ensure full utilisation.