NHS vows to transform mental health services with extra £1bn a year

Taskforce calls for provision of 24/7 support for people in crisis and 10% reduction in suicide rates

NHS vows to transform mental health services with extra £1bn a year

Ben Quinn, Denis Campbell and Damien Gayle Each year one in four UK residents experience a mental health problem. Photograph: Jolie Clifford/Glasshouse Images/Corbis   People facing mental health crises will be able to get community care 24 hours a day, seven days a week as part of the biggest transformation of NHS mental health services in England for a […]

Leaked report reveals scale of crisis in England’s mental health services

Damning confidential report reveals suicides are rising and 75% of those needing help are not receiving it

Leaked report reveals scale of crisis in England’s mental health services

The mental health team at Heartlands hospital in Birmingham meets to discuss patients. Photograph: Andrew Fox   A leaked report by a government taskforce has painted a devastating picture of England’s mental health services, revealing that the number of people killing themselves is soaring, that three-quarters of those with psychiatric conditions are not being helped, […]