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Sixty-Fifth Report - Progress in improving NHS mental health services

Public Accounts Committee HC 1000 Published 21 July 2023

Report Status

Government responded

Conclusions & Recommendations

27 items (2 recs)

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Government Response

AI assessment · 27 of 27 classified

Accepted 24

Acknowledged 1

Deferred 1

Not Addressed 1

Government response

Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Sixth-fifth report from Session 2022-23 · published 24 Sep 2023

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Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item

21 Conclusion Acknowledged

Government's long-term ambition remains achieving ‘parity of esteem’ between mental and physical health services.

Conclusion

From 2011, the government acknowledged a large ‘treatment gap’ for people with mental health conditions. It set out that its long-term ambitions were to improve support and services for people with mental health problems and achieve ‘parity of esteem’ between … Read more

Government Response Summary

The government agrees with the recommendation and states that DHSC is working with NHS England to produce a definition of parity of esteem, with an update expected in January 2024.

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