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£8million cut from Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust budget since 2011

By NHS Support Federation | Jun 12, 2015

Almost £8 million has been cut from mental health services in Kent in the past four years. The figures can … Read more

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Stealth cuts to hospitals push the NHS into the red

By NHS Support Federation | Apr 29, 2015

Cuts to tariffs – the prices paid to hospitals for different medical procedures – are starving health trusts of income … Read more

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Mental health trust funding down 8% from 2010 despite coalition’s drive for parity of esteem

By NHS Support Federation | Mar 20, 2015

Funding for NHS trusts to provide mental health services has fallen by more than 8% in real terms over the … Read more

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Rationing in the NHS

By NHS Support Federation | Feb 1, 2015

This briefing sets out to highlight some of the key issues and dilemmas facing policy-makers and practitioners in the area … Read more

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Children’s mental health services ‘cut by £50m’

By NHS Support Federation | Jan 15, 2015

NHS spending on children’s mental health services in England has fallen by more than 6% in real terms since 2010, … Read more

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Deaths linked to mental health beds crisis as cuts leave little slack in system

By NHS Support Federation | Nov 28, 2014

At least eight people have died in the past two years after problems accessing psychiatric beds for mental health patients … Read more

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An urgent need: We Need to Talk’s manifesto for better talking therapies for all

By NHS Support Federation | Sep 1, 2014

Despite Government commitments to address unequal access to psychological therapies, evidence shows that current access rates and availability of psychological … Read more

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Mental health services cuts ‘affecting children’

By NHS Support Federation | Jun 21, 2014

Cuts in mental health services for children in England amount to a national crisis with tragic consequences, a charity has … Read more

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GPs face growing pressure on child mental health referrals as CCGs impose further cuts

By NHS Support Federation | Apr 24, 2014

CCGs are making cuts to the funding of child and adolescent mental health services, despite concerns from GPs that services … Read more

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