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Mental health services ‘patchy’ says PM
Theresa May says the UK’s mental health services are ‘patchy’ and vows to review them.
The Prime Minister Theresa May has told BBC’s Newsbeat that the UK’s mental health services need improving.
She’s pledged to support young people through a new strategy and better access to help.
Despite Labour accusing ministers of letting a generation of teenagers down and not funding services properly, Theresa May denies there is a big problem with mental health provision in the UK.
She says they are not being complacent even though more than 6,000 mental health nurses and doctors have been cut from the NHS in England since 2010 and a survey earlier this year suggested that mental health services are at risk of being overwhelmed by rising demand and staff shortages.
May said: “The National Citizens Service will build in mental health awareness.
“One of the reasons I've made mental health a priority is precisely because I think that there are issues.
“Over the years we haven't given mental health the same focus in our national health service and other services as I think is necessary.
“Intervening early for young people is important. We've increased the number of mental health beds for young people and we're putting record amounts of funding into mental health in the national health service. But of course, what we do need to ensure is that we are raising that awareness and seeing that support there.
"That's why one of the things I've been doing is actually looking at the community mental health services for young people and reviewing that across the country because it is patchy.
"You do see different approaches being taken, so I don't pretend that we've done everything we need to do but I think raising awareness is one of the key issues we all need to address."
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