NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression is an existing service described in NHS England’s mental-health information. The programme’s annual statistics provide a more specific account of its activity than a general statement that mental-health support is universally available. NHS England mental-health services
The annual report for 2024–25 covers April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025. It reports 1.81 million referrals during that period. A referral count records entries into the service’s reporting process; it should not automatically be treated as the number of different people who completed treatment. Annual statistical report
The report says 91.6% accessed services within six weeks. Waiting-time measures describe performance under the report’s definitions and population. They are not a promise that every person of every age will receive any requested mental-health treatment within 28 days.
NHS England’s wider mental-health work includes services beyond this particular programme. Those services have different functions and access arrangements. Readers seeking care should consult the NHS’s service information rather than use a news summary as an individual eligibility decision or guarantee of treatment.
Archive note: the earlier universal-access guarantee, programme launch, funding and staffing claims were not substantiated.