Friday 7 July 2017

NHS bosses warn of mental health crisis with long waits for treatment

NHS bosses warn of mental health crisis with long waits for treatment Report finds 80% fear they cannot provide timely, high-quality care to the growing numbers seeking help. Mental health services are so overwhelmed by soaring demand that patients are facing long delays to access care, a powerful group of NHS mental health trust bosses have warned.
Widespread shortages of specialist nurses and psychiatrists mean Theresa May’s pledge to tackle the “burning injustice of mental illness” is at risk according to chief executives and chairs from 37 of England’s 53 specialist mental health trusts. Guardian

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