To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people with obsessive compulsive disorder.
Answered on
24 April 2023
It is for local integrated care boards to commission services to meet the needs of their local population. We expect services for people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) to be commissioned in line with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's clinical guideline on ‘Obsessive-compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder: treatment’. The guidance includes advice on recognising, assessing, diagnosing and treating OCD. It also aims to improve the diagnosis and treatment of OCD. People with OCD may also be referred to NHS Talking Therapies services or a specialist mental health service for treatment.