Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what performance data her department holds for NHS Talking Therapies, for anxiety and depression services covering the years 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26 in respect of (a) the total number of referrals per month; (b) the total number of patients on the waiting list per month; (c) the average waiting time from referral to assessment appointment; (d) the average waiting time between assessment appointment and initiation of treatment.

The requested information is not held in the format requested.

For Early Intervention in Psychosis services, NHS England publishes rolling quarterly data as part of the Mental Health Services Monthly Statistics, available at the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/mental-health-services-monthly-statistics

For NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression, NHS England publishes monthly statistics and annual data, which are available via the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-talking-therapies-monthly-statistics-including-employment-advisors