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: 1759071
UIN: 26674
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 recent assessment his Department has made of the accessibility of urgent mental health support for people in rural areas; and what steps he is taking to help ensure equitable service provision
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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: Integrated care boards are responsible for providing health and care services to meet the needs of their local populations. We plan to recruit an additional 8,500 mental health workers across child and adult mental health services in England, to reduce de...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
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