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Mental Health Services: West Dorset

Asked by Edward MorelloLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 29 July 2025UIN 69158

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the average (a) annual total cost and (b) cost per appointment was for the provision of child and adolescent mental health services in West Dorset constituency in each of the last five years.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

Information on the annual cost of children and young people’s mental health services is not available at a constituency level. The following table shows the annual funding spent on children and young people’s mental health services for the NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board area:

Year

Funding

2020/21

£12,147,000,000

2021/22

£15,863,000,000

2022/23

£16,988,000,000

2023/24

£21,972,000,000

2024/25

£23,442,000,000

Source: NHS England.

Information on the cost per appointment is not held.

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