1.4 million people referred to NHS mental health therapy in the past year
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Over one million referrals to NHS talking therapies for depression and anxiety were made last year according to new, official data.
Of the 1.4 million new referrals for talking therapies as part of NHS England’s Increasing Access to Talking Therapies (IAPT) programme, 965,000 people began treatment, a 32,000 rise on patient numbers from the year before.
As well as increasing numbers of people getting treatment, performance statistics for 2016/17 show that waiting times are decreasing and recovery rates improving. The number of people recovering from their condition has increased on the previous 12 months, with over 50% of patients making a recovery in every month of this year.
IAPT is a key element of NHS England’s improvements to mental health services, offering talking therapies to people with common conditions including depression and anxiety. Expanding access to this type of early intervention care will mean people’s conditions are spotted and treated sooner, reducing the need ...
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