Redbridge Concern Enews Bulletin

Speed up efforts to 
improve poor mental 
health care in the NHS

Progress in ending “institutional bias” against mental health patients in the NHS is unacceptably slow and must be accelerated in the next parliament, a cross-party group of MPs and peers has said.

Despite pledges to achieve parity of esteem with physical health, a report by the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on mental health says that people with mental health problems receive substandard care that would not be tolerated elsewhere in the NHS.

Jon Abrams, of Redbridge Concern said:

"The scale of the task in improving services for people with mental health problems is huge. There are still a number of major obstacles that need to be overcome including inadequate funding, bed shortages, long waiting times for talking therapies and institutional bias."

"We are seeing more and more people come forward and seek help many of whom have been turned away by mental health services. The fact is that 75 per cent of people with mental health problems get no help at all."

Have you used NELFT mental 
health direct in the last year?

We are looking for people with lived experience of mental health problems, family members, carers or friends who have used the NELFT Mental Health Crisis Line in the last  12 months. We want to hear about your experiences and also your suggestions and views on how we can improve the crisis line.

We will offer payment for people’s time and expertise and also reimburse  travel costs.

If you would like to participate please contact Redbridge Concern for Mental Health and register your interest.

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