Waiting-time targets were scheduled to start in April,but NAO report says officials enact not yet have a grip on how much the policy will costA government pledge to bring mental health services up to the standards of those for physical ailments will struggle to be met, the government’s official spending watchdog has concluded. The National Audit Office has examined the Department of Health’s strategy for bringing a “parity of esteem” to ensure that patients enact not have to wait longer for mental health therapies. New waiting time targets for those seeking support with mental illnesses were supposed to be introduced at the start of this month.
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Source: theguardian.com