Friday 25 July 2014

NHS treats mental health as 'second-class service'

NHS treats mental health as 'second-class service' Shadow public health minister says figures show 67% of clinical commissioning groups spend less than 10% of budget on mental health services

Many parts of the NHS spend as little as 6.6% of their budgets on mental health, even though conditions such as anxiety and depression make up 23% of the service's overall burden of illness.

The disclosure has prompted claims that the NHS treats mental health as a second-class service and that patients in areas where few services are provided locally are receiving poorer care as a result. Continue reading... The Guardian

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