‘Mental health is an easy target’ says head of one of largest UK trusts

‘Mental health is an easy target’ says head of one of largest UK trusts Claire Murdoch of Central and North West London NHS trust argues that adequately funded mental health services are an essential part of taking pressure off acute hospitals.

By any standard, last week was a big one for mental health. David Cameron was promising a “mental health revolution” and proclaiming a £1bn annual boost for services by 2020, and there was the long-anticipated report from an independent taskforce for NHS England that lays bare the chronically underfunded state of mental health services and detailed recommendations for improvements.

Claire Murdoch, the chief executive of Central and North West London NHS foundation trust was keenly following developments. Her trust, one of the largest in the UK, delivers 300 different health services for people with a range of physical and mental health needs across 150 sites. She says the report is “hugely significant”.

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