Pressures on the NHS are holding back progress on mental health | Richard Vize

Major advances in mental health care cannot be sustained without fixing problems in primary care and hospitals

Are mental health services getting better or worse? The government repeatedly claims it is pumping money into rapid improvements, while a number of stories in recent days reinforces the impression that services are unravelling in the face of unparalleled demand.

The Education Policy Institute has revealed that more than a quarter of children referred to specialist mental health services in 2016-17 – tens of thousands – were turned away (pdf).

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