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Mental health crisis care

The reform of England and Wales' mental health crisis-care regime, comprising the Mental Health Act 2025 (which amends the Mental Health Act 1983 across detention criteria, nominated persons, advance choice documents, IMHAs, learning disability/autism scope, and removes police stations and prisons as places of safety) and the operational crisis-care architecture built around the 2014 Crisis Care Concordat and the 2023 Right Care, Right Person National Partnership Agreement.

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28 Apr 2026 | Written question Department of Health and Social Care linked direct

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department intends to publish the draft statutory guidance for the Mental Health Act 2025 for consultation; and if he will commit to consulting by and for specialist VAWG organisations in

Why linked: PQ of 28 April 2026 asking DHSC when draft statutory guidance under the 2025 Act will be published — live signal on implementation gap.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department intends to publish the draft statutory guidance for the Mental Health Act 2025 for consultation; and if he will commit to consulting by and for specialist …

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22 Apr 2026 | Written question Department of Health and Social Care linked direct

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Integrated Care Boards on policies on liothyronine, including requiring Exceptional/Individual Funding Requests and applying bans on new patients; and if he will is

Why linked: Written question on ICB guidance implementation – relevant to commissioning crisis services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Integrated Care Boards on policies on liothyronine, including requiring Exceptional/Individual Funding Requests and applying bans on new patients; and if he will is

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22 Apr 2024 | Written question Ministry of Justice linked direct

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) male prisoners, (b) women prisoners and (c) young offenders were transferred to hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983 in each year since 2010.

Why linked: Written question on transfers of prisoners under MHA 1983 - relates to crisis intervention/detention in secure settings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) male prisoners, (b) women prisoners and (c) young offenders were transferred to hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983 in each year since 2010.

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29 Feb 2024 | Written question Department of Health and Social Care linked direct

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that integrated care boards provide aftercare to eligible patients as set out in section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983.

Why linked: Written question on aftercare provision following MHA detention - directly addresses statutory aftercare duty post-crisis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that integrated care boards provide aftercare to eligible patients as set out in section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983.

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5 Feb 2024 | Written question Department of Health and Social Care linked direct

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what crisis assessment and intervention services are available to young people under the age of 18 in South Cumbria.

Why linked: Written question asking specifically about crisis assessment and intervention services available - directly in scope

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what crisis assessment and intervention services are available to young people under the age of 18 in South Cumbria.

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21 Jul 2023 | Committee report linked direct

On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Department of Health & Social Care (the Department) and NHS England (NHSE).1 We also took evidence from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Care Quality Commission (CQC), Centre for Mental Health and Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP).

Why linked: Health and Social Care Committee report evidence – parliamentary scrutiny of mental health services including crisis

On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Department of Health & Social Care (the Department) and NHS England (NHSE).1 We also took evidence from the Association of Directors of Adult …

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12 Dec 2022 | Written question Department of Health and Social Care linked direct

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to recommendation 3 of the Care Quality Commission report Out of Sight – who cares? Restraint, segregation and seclusion review, what steps he is taking to increase the number and qu

Why linked: Written question on CQC 'Out of Sight' recommendations – parliamentary scrutiny of crisis restraint/segregation in inpatient crisis care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to recommendation 3 of the Care Quality Commission report Out of Sight – who cares? Restraint, segregation and seclusion review, what steps he is taking to increase …

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8 Dec 2022 | Written question Department of Health and Social Care linked direct

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of patients detained under the Mental Health Act spend (a) up to 24, (b) 25-48, (c) 49-72 and (d) over 72 hours on hospital triage wards, including A&E, before being transferred to

Why linked: PQ on detention duration under Mental Health Act - directly addresses crisis care pathway and acute assessment timescales

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of patients detained under the Mental Health Act spend (a) up to 24, (b) 25-48, (c) 49-72 and (d) over 72 hours on hospital triage wards, including …

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17 Oct 2022 | Written question Department of Health and Social Care linked direct

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) local authorities and (b) integrated care boards in meeting the requirements of Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983.

Why linked: Written question on ICB and local authority mental health duties – statutory duty to provide crisis services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) local authorities and (b) integrated care boards in meeting the requirements of Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983.

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13 Jul 2021 | Committee report linked direct

Furthermore, we recommend that autistic people and people with learning disabilities should never be admitted to an inpatient facilities that has received an “inadequate” rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The Department for Health & Social Care must bring forward measures to ensure that service commissioners can no longer buy services from settings that have been rated “inadequate” by the CQC. (Paragraph 57) Reforming inpatient facilities

Why linked: Parliamentary inquiry on inpatient mental health facilities and inadequate ratings - relates to crisis inpatient care standards and CQC enforcement

Furthermore, we recommend that autistic people and people with learning disabilities should never be admitted to an inpatient facilities that has received an “inadequate” rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The Department for Health & Social Care must bring …

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9 Jun 2021 | Written question Department of Health and Social Care linked direct

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to help ensure that clinicians engage with the concerns of people detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 who believe that they have (a) been misdiagnosed and

Why linked: PQ on clinician engagement with detained persons - relates to crisis care patient experience and rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to help ensure that clinicians engage with the concerns of people detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 who believe that they have …

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24 May 2021 | Written question Department of Health and Social Care linked direct

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) prevent people with learning disabilities and autism being inappropriately detained under the Mental Health Act 2007 and (b) ensure that adequate support is available

Why linked: PQ on preventing inappropriate detention of people with learning disabilities and autism under Mental Health Act - crisis care safeguarding issue

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) prevent people with learning disabilities and autism being inappropriately detained under the Mental Health Act 2007 and (b) ensure that adequate support …

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