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Mental health spending boost is ‘absolute’
Claire Murdoch has promised that spending on mental health will not be cut to help other parts of the NHS, saying the commitment to invest £2.3 billion of extra spending by 2023-24 was ‘absolute’.
NHS England’s director of mental health said that her organisation was now modelling the predicted impact on services and would respond later this year. This is as the NHS continues preparing for a significant rise in demand for mental health services as a result of coronavirus.
The NHS is also anticipating a ‘shift of emphasis with some resequencing’ as a result of the pandemic.
Murdoch, who is a registered mental health nurse, said: “As we move to the restoration and recovery phases of the Covid-19 response, it is important to note that our commitment to the mental health long-term plan ambition is absolute and will require continued joint working to deliver the changes in quality and access. There is consensus that there will be an increase in demand for mental health services. Modelling is underway, with involvement from NHS England and NHS Improvement, the Department for Health and Social Care, Public Health England and experts, and this work will be available in the summer.”
In an interview with the Press Association, Murdoch said the number of people seeking help had dropped during the pandemic but that officials were ready to move ‘very, very fast’ to respond to a surge in need.
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