The Standing Committee on Health and Care Services is considering a private member's bill from MP Kjersti Toppe calling for a concrete plan to develop district mental health centres (DPS) across Norway. The committee majority has asked the government to conduct a comprehensive professional review and present a specific, timetabled plan for DPS nationwide, while freezing any decisions to close such facilities until a plan is in place. The committee also wants greater investment in training and recruiting mental health professionals. Labour and the Conservative Party argue that the existing mental health action plan for 2023–2033 already covers these goals.
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The Storting calls on the government to conduct a comprehensive professional review of mental health services and present a concrete, timetabled plan for developing district mental health centres throughout Norway, while preventing the closure of such facilities.
The Storting calls on the government to freeze all plans and decisions concerning the closure or reduction of inpatient beds at district mental health centres in health trusts until a concrete, timetabled plan for developing such centres has been presented.
The Storting calls on the government to prioritise training and recruiting mental health professionals and to inform the Storting in an appropriate manner on progress.