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New referrals to mental health services and average waiting times to treatment

New referrals to mental health services and average waiting times to treatment in North East of England, April 2016 to August 2025.
Date published:
15 October 2025

Request received

1. The most recent statistics (2018 - 2025) on mental health prevalence and service usage in the North East of England, including:

  • number of people referred to NHS mental health services
  • average waiting times for assessment and treatment
  • breakdown by age group (children, young people, adults, older adults)

2. The statistics from (2010 - 2017) on mental health prevalence and service usage in the North East of England, including

  • number of people referred to NHS mental health services
  • average waiting times for assessment and treatment
  • breakdown by age group (children, young people, adults, older adults)

Please provide data (as requested above) for each year available from 2010 onwards.

Our response

In response we provided the data for the following categories for NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, the closest we have for North East of England:

  • new referrals to mental health services
  • average waiting times for assessment and treatment
  • breakdown by age group (children, young people, adults, older adults)

The data provided are taken from the Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS) from April 2016 to August 2025.

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Last edited: 16 October 2025 10:18 am