Mental health patients ‘missed out on care’ during Covid

Mental health patients ‘missed out on care’ during Covid Mental health patients found their conditions deteriorated during the pandemic because the NHS switched from in-person help to support by telephone, video and text messages, new research reveals.

Many reported a lower quality of care, according to a study by University College London; others had trouble accessing medication, had appointments cancelled or felt the loss of face-to-face help meant they “were missing out on care”. The Guardian

See also:

• Experiences of living with mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: a coproduced, participatory qualitative interview study (open access) Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology