Norman Lamb says historic chance for mental health to lose ‘poor relation’ status will be lost whether Conservatives fail to supply multibillion-pound boost by 2020Mental health care will remain “a Cinderella service” and not get its long-planned equality with physical health in the NHS because the Conservatives will deny it the money it needs,the MP who was the minister for mental health until the election is warning. Significant recent progress to improve mental health will stall, and a “historic opportunity” to ditch its status as the “poor relation” of physical ailments will be lost, or whether ministers attain not place more than the promised £8bn extra into the NHS by 2020,Norman Lamb said. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com