Funding and staffing of NHS mental health providers: still waiting for parity In 2013 the government made a commitment to achieving parity of esteem between physical and mental health. That commitment was followed by a pledge of £1.25 billion for child and adolescent mental health, a national strategy for adult mental health and an investment of £1 billion to support its delivery.
The spending gap between NHS acute hospitals and NHS mental health providers widened further last year, according to a new report from The King’s Fund.
Analysis done for the report shows that 84 per cent of mental health trusts, which provide the great majority of mental health services, received an increase in funding last year, significantly higher than in previous years. But funding for acute and specialist hospitals has continued to grow more quickly as national leaders have prioritised reducing financial deficits and improving performance in A&E. The King's Fund
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The spending gap between NHS acute hospitals and NHS mental health providers widened further last year, according to a new report from The King’s Fund.
Analysis done for the report shows that 84 per cent of mental health trusts, which provide the great majority of mental health services, received an increase in funding last year, significantly higher than in previous years. But funding for acute and specialist hospitals has continued to grow more quickly as national leaders have prioritised reducing financial deficits and improving performance in A&E. The King's Fund
See also:
- Mental health funding gap widens further The King's Fund
- Mental health still losing out in NHS funding, report finds The Guardian
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