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Written questions by Newbury.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Josh Newbury this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

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23 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

How much and what proportion of funding available through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme has been spent on mental health practitioners since 2019.

Reply

Funding available through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) for mental health practitioners accounts for 50% of the costs of these roles, with the other 50% provided by mental health trusts. Mental health practitioners were not introduced i...

23 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme.

Reply

The Department of Health and Social Care has funded, via the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) a project to look at the impact of non-GP staff in practices on patient care.Through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme, Primary Care...

23 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

What steps his Department is taking to improve mental health services in (a) Cannock Chase constituency and (b) Staffordshire.

Reply

People with mental health issues are not getting the support or care they deserve, which is why we will fix the broken system to ensure we give mental health the same attention and focus as physical health.As part of our mission to build a National Health...

23 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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What steps his Department is taking to increase the number of mental health practitioners working in the NHS.

Reply

To help address the chronic workforce shortages in the mental health workforce we plan to recruit an additional 8,500 mental health workers across child and adult mental health services, to reduce waiting times and provide faster treatment. We are current...

23 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of NHS mental health support available to trans patients under the age of 18.

Reply

The independent Darzi investigation of the NHS in England found that NHS waiting lists for mental health services have surged, and that by April 2024, about 1 million people were waiting for mental health services. The Cass review also noted the unaccepta...

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