Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Op COURAGE.

No specific assessment has bee made. However, as of April 2022, there have been more than 19,000 referrals to Op COURAGE. This includes 19,673 referrals to the Transition, Intervention and Liaison Service since April 2017; 2,533 referrals to the Complex Treatment Service since April 2018; and 1,121 referrals to the High Intensity Service between 2020 and April 2022. From April 2023, an integrated Op COURAGE service will be available, incorporating the three current strands into a single service.