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 (a) trends in the level of complex post-traumatic stress disorder in England and (b) the adequacy of specialist support and treatment available for that condition.

Information requested on trends in the level of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (complex PTSD) in England is not held centrally.

It is for integrated care boards to commission mental health services to meet the needs of their local population, including the needs of people with complex PTSD. The impact of trauma is widely recognised, including its potential lifelong consequences for people’s mental health, wellbeing, and life chances. Trauma-informed practice has therefore taken on growing prominence across the system as a way of improving how services recognise and respond to these experiences.