Mental Health Services
(asked on 4th December 2014) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what budget was allocated to mental health (a) in England and (b) to Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust in each of the last five years; and what budget is expected for 2014-15.
The aggregate expenditure on mental health disorders by primary care trust (PCT), for financial years 2008-09 to 2012-13 is set out below.
Financial Year | Expenditure (£ billion) |
2008-09 | 9.79 |
2009-10 | 10.61 |
2010-11 | 10.96 |
2011-12 | 11.16 |
2012-13 | 11.28 |
Source: NHS England Programme Budget Data
Aggregate PCT expenditure is not yet available for 2013-14. However, NHS England advises that total mental health spending in 2013-14 was £11.362 billion with an estimated £11.664 billion planned in 2014-15, an increase of £302 million.
Foundation Trust budget information is not held centrally.
The table below shows mental health spend for Norfolk and Suffolk Primary Care Trusts, for the years 2008-09 to 2012-13.
Financial Year | Norfolk (£ million) | Suffolk (£ million) |
2008-09 | 138 | 90 |
2009-10 | 143 | 98 |
2010-11 | 147 | 98 |
2011-12 | 189 | 100 |
2012-13 | 150 | 100 |
Source: NHS England Programme Budget Data