Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Part of 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services – in the Senedd at 2:49 pm on 13 December 2017.

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Photo of Caroline Jones Caroline Jones UKIP 2:49, 13 December 2017

Cabinet Secretary, there has been tremendous progress in the past 12 months in reducing the number of children and young people waiting for a CAMHS appointment. I welcome the work the Welsh Government has undertaken on this issue. As a result of the additional investment, we cut the numbers waiting for treatment by over two thirds. However, we still have over 500 children and young people waiting between four and 26 weeks, and a handful waiting longer than that. Cabinet Secretary, given that children and young people should be seen within 28 days, what more can your Government do to ensure that no young person has to wait up to half a year?