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Suicide: Mental Health Services

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 27 March 2025UIN 39789

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of call waiting times for emergency support for suicidal people in Bedfordshire.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

People experiencing suicidal thoughts can access emergency support through a variety of services. These include accident and emergency, mental health crisis services via NHS 111, the police, mental health street triage services, ambulance services, general practitioners, and voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations.

While waiting times data is published by NHS England across many of these services, information on the reason for the call is not available.

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