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Mental Health Services: North East

Asked by Matt VickersConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 9 October 2025UIN 71296

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated to community mental health transformation programmes in the North East since 2022.

Answered by Dr Zubir Ahmed

The following table shows the funding allocated to community mental health transformation programmes in the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board area:

Year

Allocated Funding

2022/23

£17.4 million

2023/24

£21.7 million

2024/25

£22.1 million

Source: NHS England

Note: These figures represent service development funding directed at transformation and do not represent the total amount allocated to community mental health services in the area.

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