A 2012 Act pledged ‘parity’ of care with physical health, but Matt Hancock acknowledges: ‘It’s still way off where we need to be’
Mental health treatment is still failing six years after the government first promised dramatic change, the health secretary has admitted.
Matt Hancock acknowledged huge gaps in services – despite a 2012 Act pledging “parity” of care with physical health – saying: ‘It’s still way off where we need to be.”
Last night, in a world-first, Theresa May appointed the first ever minister for suicide prevention as part of a push to reduce the number of people taking their own lives.
Full story on the Independent, 10 October 2018