NHS commits to major transformation of mental health care with help for a million more people

NHS commits to major transformation of mental health care with help for a million more people The NHS in England today (Monday) commits to the biggest transformation of mental health care across the NHS in a generation, pledging to help more than a million extra people and investing more than a billion pounds a year by 2020/21.

It is making the move in response to the final report of an independent task force, chaired by the Chief Executive of Mind Paul Farmer, set up by the NHS as part of its Five Year Forward View to build consensus on how to improve services for people of all ages.

The task force gives a frank assessment of the state of current mental health care across the NHS, highlighting that one in four people will experience a mental health problem in their lifetime and the cost of mental ill health to the economy, NHS and society is £105bn a year. NHS England

See also:

• The five year forward view for mental health  The Independent Mental Health Task-force
• NHS mental health task force report launched MIND
• This is the dawn of a new age for mental health care – Paul Farmer (MIND) NHS England
• Mental health care 'is ruining lives' BBC News
• NHS mental health funding 'falls' BBC News
• VIDEO: NHS mental health funding 'falls' BBC News
• VIDEO: 'I wanted to end my life when I was six' BBC News
• NHS chief declares war on post-natal depression and eating disorders The Daily Mail
• David Cameron makes personal commitment to helping mental health sufferers The Daily Telegraph
• Mental health services face long road to reform ITV News