Petition · past parliament
Reduce wait time and increase access and services for mental health patients.
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
This is regarding mental health and the frankly dangerous lack of
provisions in place for staff and users. For full details please follow this link
https://www.change.org/p/rt-hon-matt-hancock-mp-matt-hancock-mp-reduce-wait-time-and-increase-access-and-services-for-mental-health-patients
provisions in place for staff and users. For full details please follow this link
https://www.change.org/p/rt-hon-matt-hancock-mp-matt-hancock-mp-reduce-wait-time-and-increase-access-and-services-for-mental-health-patients
For articles related to this for more information at how little is actually available please see:
https://www.babcp.com/about/press/IAPT-therapist-funding-and-stated-mental-health-policy.aspx?fbclid=IwAR3nFIW32bXfGwa5OfSGXyZOGJuqlsJaB-UFePFsLDmdBafa2XeLs2-sxsE
https://www.mentalhealthtoday.co.uk/blog/the-inside-story-of-how-iapt-ate-itself?fbclid=IwAR1ratHqzA6Fp_Qx0qOjexjtkEDQsICTXJ7v3n1ZlmJYwkAXjuuATxflMww
https://www.babcp.com/about/press/IAPT-therapist-funding-and-stated-mental-health-policy.aspx?fbclid=IwAR3nFIW32bXfGwa5OfSGXyZOGJuqlsJaB-UFePFsLDmdBafa2XeLs2-sxsE
https://www.mentalhealthtoday.co.uk/blog/the-inside-story-of-how-iapt-ate-itself?fbclid=IwAR1ratHqzA6Fp_Qx0qOjexjtkEDQsICTXJ7v3n1ZlmJYwkAXjuuATxflMww
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 7 Feb 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Feb 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 Feb 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.