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Places of safety must match levels of need
We are very concerned that police cells continue to be used in mental health crises and that in some areas appropriate places of safety are still not available.
NHS England five year vision must support genuine parity between mental and physical health, says Centre
The paper sets out some bold new ideas about how health services can adapt to meet new challenges and offer a better service for people’s mental as well as physical health.
Costs of perinatal mental health problems
Perinatal mental health problems carry a total cost to society of about £8.1 billion for each one-year cohort of births in the UK. But the NHS would need to spend just £337 million a year to bring perinatal mental health care up to the recommended level.
Shocking failure to fully address mental health problems in pregnancy and following childbirth costs over £8 billion, report finds
Perinatal mental health problems carry a total economic and social long-term cost to society of about £8.1 billion for each one-year cohort of births in the UK.
Two major reports show how far we have to go to achieve parity, says Centre for Mental Health
The Nuffield Trust and Health Foundation’s Quality Watch report is a stark reminder of the distance we have to travel to put access to mental health care on a par with that for physical health services.
Why access matters
The Government and NHS England have set out the first meaningful waiting time standards for mental health services in England.
Access and waiting time standards for mental health are a vital first step to parity
We warmly welcome the Government’s commitment to produce waiting time standards for mental health services. This is a vital step towards creating parity of access to mental health care and to overcoming the ‘institutional bias’ in the NHS.
General Election 2015: Prioritising Mental Health Research
Read our manifesto for making mental health research a priority during the General Election and in government.