S4M-09558: Improving Scotland's Mental Health

The motion

That the Parliament notes that one in four adults will experience mental ill health in their lifetime; recognises the enormous personal, social and economic costs of mental health problems, which are estimated to cost £10.7 billion per year in Scotland; further recognises that mental ill health is now the dominant health problem for people of working age, with it accounting for around 45% of all people not working due to ill health; notes that 13,986 people were waiting to start treatment with psychological therapy services in Scotland on 31 December 2013; understands with concern that 708 young people had been waiting more than 26 weeks for treatment; notes with concern that child and adolescent unit psychiatric hospital admissions in 2012-13 were 21.2 per 100,000, which is up from 19.2 in 2011-12; recognises the increasing demand for psychological therapies across Scotland and is concerned by the disparity in access to such therapies in different NHS board areas; would welcome an update from the Scottish Government on its commitment set out in the Mental Health Strategy for Scotland 2012-2015 to commission a 10-year follow up to the report, National Mental Health Services Assessment: Towards implementation of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (the Grant report) to review the state of mental health services in Scotland; believes that more work is needed to continue to reduce the stigma attached to mental health issues, and further believes that Scotland should follow the lead of the UK Government by enshrining in law parity between mental and physical health.

What MSPs voted on: the motion as amended

The Liberal Democrats’ motion was rewritten by an SNP amendment (S4M-09558.2) before this vote. A vote ‘for’ was a vote for the SNP’s wording.

That the Parliament notes that one in four adults will experience mental ill health in their lifetime; recognises the enormous personal, social and economic costs of mental health problems, which are estimated to cost £10.7 billion per year in Scotland; further recognises that mental ill health is now the dominant health problem for people of working age, with it accounting for around 45% of all people not working due to ill health; notes that

182 words removed by S4M-09558.2

13,986 people were waiting to start treatment with psychological therapy services in Scotland on 31 December 2013; understands with concern that 708 young people had been waiting more than 26 weeks for treatment; notes with concern that child and adolescent unit psychiatric hospital admissions in 2012-13 were 21.2 per 100,000, which is up from 19.2 in 2011-12; recognises the increasing demand for psychological therapies across Scotland and is concerned by the disparity in access to such therapies in different NHS board areas; would welcome an update from the Scottish Government on its commitment set out in the Mental Health Strategy for Scotland 2012-2015 to commission a 10-year follow up to the report, National Mental Health Services Assessment: Towards implementation of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (the Grant report) to review the state of mental health services in Scotland; believes that more work is needed to continue to reduce the stigma attached to mental health issues, and further believes that Scotland should follow the lead of the UK Government by enshrining in law parity between mental and physical health.

S4M-09558.2 SNP Scotland is the only country in the world to have introduced a waiting times target for access to psychological therapies; welcomes the increasing access to psychological therapies across Scotland and the progress that NHS boards are making in developing services, while recognising the challenges in delivering the target; notes that the Mental Health Foundation, Voices of Experience and Healthcare Improvement Scotland are currently doing the field work to deliver the commitment in the Mental Health Strategy for Scotland 2012-2015 to commission a 10-year follow up to the report, National Mental Health Services Assessment: Towards implementation of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (the Grant report) to review the state of mental health services in Scotland, which will be published later in 2014, and notes that ‘see me’, Scotland’s programme to end mental health stigma and discrimination, has been refounded for the next three years.

Final wording as read into the Official Report at Decision Time. The marked changes are worked out by this site from the amendment texts and match that wording.

Amendments

S4M-09558.2 SNP Michael Matheson Agreed vote, 98–4
S4M-09558.1 Labour Dr Richard Simpson Defeated vote, 53–64

Signatures by party

3 MSPs besides the lodger · 2 from other parties

Con 1SNP 1LD 1

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Vote

1 division

2 Apr 2014
Improving Scotland's Mental Health
S4M-09558as amended by SNP
Carried
113 for, 4 against

Amendments

2

S4M-09558.1

Improving Scotland's Mental Health
Dr Richard Simpson Lab Lodged 1 Apr 2014

Defeated
53 for, 64 against
S4M-09558.2

Improving Scotland's Mental Health
Michael Matheson SNP Lodged 1 Apr 2014

Carried
98 for, 4 against

Supporters

3 MSPs

Con 1 SNP 1 LD 1

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In the Official Report

4 contributions mention S4M-09558

2 Apr 2014

Mental Health
Elaine Smith Lab Meeting of the Parliament

The next item of business is a debate on motion S4M-09558, in the name of Jim Hume, on improving Scotland’s mental health. 15:50
2 Apr 2014

Decision Time
Tricia Marwick Meeting of the Parliament

The next question is, that amendment S4M-09558.2, in the name of Michael Matheson, which seeks to amend motion S4M-09558, in the name of Jim Hume, on improving Scotland’s mental health, be agreed to. Are we agreed? Members: No.
2 Apr 2014

Decision Time
Tricia Marwick Meeting of the Parliament

The next question is, that amendment S4M-09558.1, in the name of Richard Simpson, which seeks to amend motion S4M-09558, in the name of Jim Hume, on improving Scotland’s mental health, be agreed to. Are we agreed? Members: No.
2 Apr 2014

Decision Time
Tricia Marwick Meeting of the Parliament

The next question is, that motion S4M-09558, in the name of Jim Hume, on improving Scotland’s mental health, as amended, be agreed to. Are we agreed? Members: No.