A question on #MentalHealthServices #RuralAreas tabled by Edward Morello on 27-01-2025 has been answered by Stephen Kinnock.

Heading: Mental Health Services: Rural Areas
Question ID: 1759070
UIN: 26673
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-01-27
Asking Member ID: 5326
Asking Member display name: Edward Morello
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Edward Morello
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) availability of mental health services and (b) recruitment and retention of mental health professionals in rural areas.
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Date answered: 2025-02-04
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Answering Member ID: 4359
Answering Member display name: Stephen Kinnock
Answering Member handle: skinnock
Answering Member Twitter reference: @skinnock
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Answer text: Waiting lists for those referred for mental health support are too high all across England, including in rural communities. People with mental health issues are not getting the support or care they need, which is why we will fix the broken system to ensur...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
Tweeted: true