Statistics published by the Welsh Government. Each chart covers the years since the 2016 Senedd election, or as far back as the figures go, and marks each election since.
Mental health assessments within 28 days
83.7%
June 2026
A year earlier
83.8%(June 2025)
Before the 2026 election
81.5%(April 2026)
The share of assessments by local primary mental health support services carried out within 28 days of referral, each month, for people of all ages.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board couldn't send figures for August 2022 to March 2023, so its July 2022 figures were repeated in each of those months, and the Wales figures for them partly repeat old data.
1 commitment in the Welsh Government's Programme for Government 2026 to 2030 falls under this brief, in the Programme's own words. Under it is how often it has been raised in the Seventh Senedd.
Improving outcomes through person-centred care
Improve access to mental health support including same‑day access pathways and strengthen the no wrong door approach.
Source: Welsh Government, Programme for government 2026 to 2030: New ambition for Wales, first published on 10 September 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Mentions are found by matching the names of plans, bodies and schemes; a mention says nothing about progress.
Key moments in the Senedd
Statements, debates and legislation in Plenary on this brief, newest first. Oral question sessions are counted in the contributions below.
Each bar is the share of that party's speeches and questions in the Seventh Senedd that touched this brief, so large and small parties can be compared. The upright line marks the chamber as a whole: 1.8%.
This article is intended to help Members of the Senedd and their staff respond to constituents’ mental health concerns, and signpost people to relevant sources of support.
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women's Health: Improving Family-centred Neonatal Care in Wales: Progress Towards the Bliss Baby Charter
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women's Health: Improving Family-centred Neonatal Care in Wales: Progress Towards the Bliss Baby Charter
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women's Health: Improving Family-centred Neonatal Care in Wales: Progress Towards the Bliss Baby Charter
Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate.
Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate.
General scrutiny session with the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, the Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health and the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health
General scrutiny session with the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, the Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health and the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health
General scrutiny session with the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, the Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health and the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health
General scrutiny session with the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, the Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health and the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health
General scrutiny session with the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, the Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health and the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health
General scrutiny session with the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, the Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health and the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health
Contributions tagged in each month of the Seventh Senedd. No sittings were held in August 2026.Show the numbers
Month
Contributions
May 2026
1
June 2026
40
July 2026
35
August 2026
No sittings
September 2026
50
October 2026
30
How this brief is put together
This brief follows the Programme commitments listed above and tags the record with the phrases below. Keyword matching can miss business that discusses the issue in other words, and can tag a passing mention.
Show the phrases it uses
A contribution is tagged when its English text contains one of these phrases. Capital letters don't matter, except in abbreviations, which must match exactly. It is also tagged when the title of the agenda item or question it was part of contains one, as long as the contribution is at least 30 words long. The brief is also tagged whenever one of its themes is.
