Written questions by Wheeler.

What the average time was between (a) referral and (b) first contact for mental health services for people aged 17 years and under in (a) Salford and (b) Wigan in each of the last five years.

The following table shows the median waiting time in days between a referral start date and first contact, within the three-month rolling reporting period, for referrals for children and young people aged under 18 years old who are supported through National Health Service funded mental health services, from August 2023, the earliest date available, to November 2024, for Salford and Wigan:SalfordReporting periodMedian wait time (days)WiganReporting PeriodMedian wait time (days) November 20246 November 20241October 20247October 20241September 20247September 20244August 20245August 20244July 20246July 20243June 20243June 20241May 20245May 20242April 20245April 20243March 20245March 20245February 20245February 20245January 20245January 20243December 20235December 20232November 20234November 20232October 20234October 20231September 20236September 20232August 20236August 20235Source: NHS Futures.

How many mental health support teams there were in (a) Worsley and Eccles constituency, (b) Salford and (c) Wigan in each year since 2014.

The following table shows a summary of mental health support teams in (a) Worsley and Eccles constituency, Salford and Wigan in each year since 2014.Financial YearNumber of teams 2021/2022Two2022/2023Two2023/2024Three teams specific to Wigan and one footprint team across Wigan and Bolton2024/2025Four Wigan teams in total, of which three are specific to Wigan and one footprint team across Wigan and Bolton.Source: NHS EnglandNote: there were no teams in existence between 2014 and 2020/21. Salford has three Community Mental Health Teams covering the Salford locality and this has been the case since prior to 2014. Since 2022, Salford has also implemented a living well offer as part of the core community mental health pathway, working into each of the five primary care networks in the city. There are also specialist teams, for example, Early Intervention in Psychosis, adult community eating disorders, Home Based Treatment and MH Liaison, in addition to primary care mental health talking therapies, covering the Salford population.Wigan mobilised its first two mental health support teams in 2021/22 with the staff in post and starting their training course in Sept 2021 and the team going live in the spring of 2022.In 2023/24 Greater Manchester Mental Health was allocated funding for 2.58 new teams for the Wigan and Bolton footprint. This was an additional team for each locality and the development of a footprint higher education offer.

How many GP practices there (a) are and (b) were in 2010 in Worsley and Eccles constituency.

The data provided has been sourced from NHS England and shows the number of general practices (GPs) in the Worsley and Eccles constituency in January 2025 and January 2014, as no data is available prior to this. The data only includes main practices and does not include branch practices. The data is as follows:- as of January 2025, there are 14 GPs in the Worsley and Eccles constituency; and- as of January 2014, there were 20 GPs in the Worsley and Eccles constituency.Practices close for a variety of reasons, including mergers or retirement, and so this does not necessarily indicate a reduction in the quality of care. When a practice does close, patients are informed of the closure and advised to register at another local practice of their choice within their area.