Mental health: Quality Watch indicator update In England, approximately 1 in 6 adults experiences a common mental disorder (such as anxiety or depression) in any given week. Half of mental health problems are established by the age of 14, rising to 75% by age 24. And in the UK, suicide is the leading cause of death among young people aged 20-34 years.
Despite these statistics, mental health services have been underfunded for many years. People with mental health problems have been stigmatised and marginalised, although public attitudes towards mental health have shifted recently. The latest NHS policies aim to address prevention and transform mental health services. However, the ambition to achieve parity of esteem between physical and mental health will be challenging.
Here at QualityWatch, we’ve been monitoring how the quality of NHS mental health care has been changing over time. While some measures show an improvement, such as access to psychological therapies, other measures, such as follow-up for patients discharged from psychiatric inpatient care, show a decline in quality. Find a summary of mental health indicators and click for more detailed content and analysis. Nuffield Trust
Despite these statistics, mental health services have been underfunded for many years. People with mental health problems have been stigmatised and marginalised, although public attitudes towards mental health have shifted recently. The latest NHS policies aim to address prevention and transform mental health services. However, the ambition to achieve parity of esteem between physical and mental health will be challenging.
Here at QualityWatch, we’ve been monitoring how the quality of NHS mental health care has been changing over time. While some measures show an improvement, such as access to psychological therapies, other measures, such as follow-up for patients discharged from psychiatric inpatient care, show a decline in quality. Find a summary of mental health indicators and click for more detailed content and analysis. Nuffield Trust
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